Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Committee on Public Petitions
Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion
Mr. Peter Tyndall:
That is very helpful. It is important, if we are to develop further offices, that they are consistent with what is now an international set of principles. It is a way of looking at things from that perspective.
The other point about what there is in terms of legacy is a very interesting one. I suspect that each of us, were we asked, and even if we do not have recommendations that have not been accepted, could go back and identify recommendations that have never been implemented. The ones that come to the front of my mind actually pre-date me. They are to do with disability transport schemes which were the subject of a report by my predecessor and which many of the members will have written to me about in respect of the unhappiness of their constituents. There are issues. I am sure, if the committee were to have regular meetings, it would be very helpful if we were to be asked to prepare lists of recommendations that either have not been accepted or have not yet been implemented. That would provide a useful basis for scrutiny.
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