Peter Tyndall

HSE concerned at transfer of refugees during coronavirus pandemic

Mood changes in Kerry as four cases of Covid-19 diagnosed after arrival of 100 refugees

Land development body should be covered by Freedom of Information – ombudsman

‘Transparency, accountability’ important at €1.25bn agency, housing committee hears

Direct provision risks reversals, refugee service warns

System needs space to accommodate new arrivals, Jesuit Refugee Service says

Direct provision centres operating in ‘reasonably settled way’

Ombudsman says many concerns about facilities before they opened have not transpired

Ombudsman to call for more power to inspect asylum process

Peter Tyndall to criticise use of hotels as accommodation for asylum applicants

Ombudsman raises concerns about HSE medical card policy

John Wall, diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, had emergency medical card revoked

Ombudsman says welfare files did not explain repayment demands

Department sought thousands in overpayments with having little or no documentation

Up to 37,000 freedom of information requests made in 2018

Commissioner’s annual report shows requests increased by 8.5% last year

Terminally ill woman’s medical card delay complaint upheld

Ombudsman’s annual report criticises HSE handling of medical card application

Homeless asylum seeker forced to sleep in mosque during snowstorms

Case is among 148 complaints to Ombudsman from people living in direct provision centres

Man overcharged for hospital stay gets refund after Ombudsman investigation

Investigation revealed there is no integrated payment system in HSE for managing hospital charges nationally

Plan for reporting hospital incidents welcomed

Report highlights advances in complaints system but signals room for improvement

Magdalene women excluded from redress scheme to be paid

Government says it will resolve issue of 200 survivors whose awards were withheld

Government told to move quickly on expanding Magdalene compensation

Ombudsman issues warning over redress for women who worked but did not live in laundries

Boundary changes as Ireland gets two more MEPs

Reallocation of UK’s 73 European Parliament seats allows for more Irish representatives

Ombudsman highlights progress in end-of-life care support

Hospital staff broke news of man’s death to family saying he had been found ‘pulseless’

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