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Number 38 of 2012
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OMBUDSMAN (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title and commencement.
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2. Definition.
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3. Amendment of section 1 (definitions) of Principal Act.
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4. Reviewable agency.
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5. Amendment of section 2 (appointment and term of office of the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.
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6. Amendment of section 4 (functions of the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.
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7. Duty on reviewable agencies to give assistance and guidance, etc.
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8. Amendment of section 5 (exclusions) of Principal Act.
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9. Amendment of section 6 (reports, etc., by the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.
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10. Amendment of section 7 (powers of Ombudsman in respect of examinations and investigations) of Principal Act.
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11. Amendment of section 8 (conduct of investigations) of Principal Act.
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12. Reference of questions of law to High Court.
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13. Amendment of section 9 (secrecy of information) of Principal Act.
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14. Amendment of section 10 (staff of the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.
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15. Use of title of ombudsman.
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16. Substitution of Schedules.
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PART 2
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Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments
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17. Definition (
Part 2
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18. Amendment of section 28 (Director) of Act of 2004.
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19. Amendment of section 29 (Accounting officer and accounts, etc.) of Act of 2004.
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20. Staff of Office of Commission.
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PART 3
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Consequential Amendments of other Acts
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21. Amendment of section 50 of British-Irish Agreement Act 1999.
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22. Amendment of Ombudsman for Children Act 2002.
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23. Amendment of section 36 of Official Languages Act 2003.
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24. Amendment of section 28 of Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005.
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25. Amendment of section 40 of Disability Act 2005.
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SCHEDULE
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PART 1
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Schedule Replacing First Schedule to Principal Act
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PART 2
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Schedule Replacing Second Schedule to Principal Act
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Acts Referred to
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Adoption Act 2010
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2010, No. 21
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British-Irish Agreement Act 1999
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1999, No. 1
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Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005
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2005, No. 17
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Companies Acts
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Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993
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1993, No. 8
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Coroners Act 1962
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1962, No. 9
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Courts Service Act 1998
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1998, No. 8
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Dentists Act 1985
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1985, No. 9
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Disability Act 2005
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2005, No. 14
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Exchequer and Audit Departments Acts 1866 and 1921
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Freedom of Information Act 1997
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1997, No. 13
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Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005
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2005, No. 27
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Local Government Act 1941
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1941, No. 23
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Local Government Act 2001
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2001, No. 37
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Medical Practitioners Act 2007
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2007, No. 25
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National Lottery Act 1986
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1986, No. 28
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Nurses Act 1985
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1985, No. 18
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Official Languages Act 2003
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2003, No. 32
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Ombudsman Act 1980
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1980, No. 26
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Ombudsman Acts 1980 to 1984
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Ombudsman for Children Act 2002
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2002, No. 22
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Opticians Acts 1956 and 2003
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Pensions Act 1990
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1990, No. 25
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003
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2003, No. 46
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Pharmacy Act 2007
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2007, No. 20
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Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
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2011, No. 40
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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004
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2004, No. 33
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Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2002
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2002, No. 23
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Residential Tenancies Act 2004
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2004, No. 27
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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
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2005, No. 10
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Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
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2005, No. 26
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Veterinary Practice Act 2005
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2005, No. 22
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Number 38 of 2012
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OMBUDSMAN (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE OMBUDSMAN ACT 1980, TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT (RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENTS) ACT 2004 SO AS TO ENABLE FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF THAT OFFICE TO BE CARRIED OUT BY, RESPECTIVELY, THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND BY THE OFFICER OF THE LAST-MENTIONED OFFICE WHO PERFORMS THE FUNCTIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THAT OFFICE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN OTHER ACTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.
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[31st October, 2012]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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