Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider appointing an ombudsman for education. [8961/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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For the Deputy's information, the Ombudsman for Children has responsibility for the investigation of complaints relating to children, whether in relation to the administrative actions of the Department, or of schools and other institutions in the education sector. The Office of the Ombudsman has a related responsibility for the investigation of complaints in respect of adults in the education sector.

The Ombudsman (Amendment Act) 2012 was signed into law on 31 October 2012. Both the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children had their remit extended to cover approximately 180 additional entities. These entities, known as reviewable agencies, included a number of education sector bodies such as the universities, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and the Teaching Council.