Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman

2:00 am

Aubrey McCarthy (Independent)
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I thank Mr. Deering and Ms O'Donoghue for their presentation. From looking at the report, I presume there are many recurring sorts of complaints year on year. What happens when the Ombudsman makes recommendations to public bodies that they refuse to implement? Is there any follow-up in this regard?