Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Annual Report 2013: Office of the Ombudsman

4:25 pm

Photo of Trevor Ó ClochartaighTrevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I hope that we will have some good news for Mr. Tyndall. His predecessor, Ms Emily O'Reilly, and some of those who held the office before her, raised the issue of direct provision, which is the method we use to house asylum seekers when they come to these shores. We have included the issue in our work programme and have indicated that we want to consider whether it can be included in the Ombudsman's remit for handling complaints. Does Mr. Tyndall concur with what the previous Ombudsman has said about the issue of direct provision? We hope to hold hearings reasonably soon on the question of whether the remit should be extended.

Tugadh le fios dom le déanaí go raibh cás ag "Nuacht TG4" maidir le Údarás na Gaeltachta agus an bord nua ar an údarás. Nílim ag cur ceiste faoin gcinneadh a tógadh, ach faoin bpróiseas. D'ardaigh daoine ceist liom faoin bpróiseas agus an méid ama a thóg sé. Chuir siad ceisteanna maidir leis na gceapacháín nua ar an mbord agus an raibh siad polaitiúil agus faoin bpróiseas a bhí ann maidir le daoine a roghnú. Bhí deacracht acu leis an bpróiseas agus bhí deacracht acu eolas a fháil ón Data Commissioner. Bhí moill fhada le sin. Deirtear liom freisin go raibh moill fhada in Oifig an Ombudsman maidir leis an gcás sin.

Chomh maith le sin, tuigtear dom go bhfuil cás eile tagtha go dtí Oifig an Ombudsman, a bhaineann le iar-cheannaire ar choláiste samhraidh a bhí i gConamara agus deacrachtaí maidir le ionsaithe gnéis, a fógraíodh sna meáin. Tá an duine sin imithe ar shlí na fírinne. Ba bhreá leis na daoine i gceist a fháil amach cé chomh fada agus a thógfaidh sé fiosrúchán den chineál sin a dhéanamh. Is féidir liom seo a mhíniú arís i mBéarla más gá.

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