Emily O Reilly
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Children with ADHD face losing benefits under HSE review
- Social Affairs
- May 20, 2013, 01:00
The Health Service Executive is proposing to suspend issuing (...)

Government’s €1 million information campaign during Children’s Referendum criticised by Commission
- Politics
- May 16, 2013, 01:00
The Referendum Commission has criticised the Government decision to mount its own €1 million information campaign durin(...)

Ombudsman urges clarity on Boylan case
- News
- May 14, 2013, 16:51
Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has called for more light to be shone on allegations that elite Garda officers colluded with a convicted drug traffick(...)

Some public bodies failing on FOI requests - O’Reilly
- News
- May 14, 2013, 15:22
Some public bodies are failing to recognise that responding to Freedom of Information requests is a statutory function that should be afforded (...)

HSE to compensate two patients after failing to provide long-term nursing home care
- Health
- May 9, 2013, 18:10
The Health Service Executive is to pay total compensation of €168,000 to two women after it failed to provide them with nursing home care on th(...)

University challenge for ombudsman
- Politics
- May 1, 2013, 06:00
Today is a landmark day in the history of the Office of the Ombudsman. Almost 25 years since it was first proposed, the commencement date for t(...)
Concern grows over human rights policing vacuum as merger crawls to conclusion
- Crime & Law
- April 8, 2013, 06:00
The merger now underway of the Equality Authority (EA) and Human Rights Commission (HRC) to form the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission(...)

Inhumane asylum-seeker system needs radical reform
- Social Affairs
- March 23, 2013, 06:00
Children often go through a stage of night-time fears, including being afraid to get up to go to the bathroom on their own. Parents usually soo(...)
O’Reilly criticises ‘warehouse’ elderly care
- Letters
- March 18, 2013, 06:00
Sir, – As an owner/operator of one of the country’s largest nursing homes, I take offence at the unfair comments regarding “warehousing” which (...)

Immigrants deserve fair and efficient treatment
- Social Affairs
- March 14, 2013, 06:00
This weekend’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Washington will take place amid fresh hopes of genuine immigration reform which will benefit te(...)