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The Office of the Ombudsman is open between 9.15 and 5.30 Monday to Thursday and 9.15 to 5.15 on Friday.
18 Lr. Leeson Street, Dublin 2.
Tel: +353-1-639 5600
Lo-call: 1890 223030
Fax: (01) 639 5674 Email: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.ie
Annual Report of the Ombudsman 2003
Chapter 4 - Notices Issued under Section 7 of the Ombudsman Act, 1980
Notices Issued under Section 7 of the Ombudsman Act, 1980
When there is a significant delay on the part of a public body in responding to my Office in the course of the examination of a complaint a statutory Section 7 notice is issued seeking the required information. A breakdown of the number of notices issued was first published in my Office's 1998 Annual Report. In that year a total of 45 notices were issued. In 1999 this was reduced to 27 and this was further reduced to 14 in 2000. There was an increase to 19 in 2001 and in 2002 a total of 16 notices issued.
| Body | No. of Section 7 Notices Issued |
|---|---|
| Civil Service | |
| Department of Education and Science | 3 |
| Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform | 1 |
| Registrar of Friendly Societies | 1 |
| Local Authorities | |
| Donegal County Council | 1 |
| Galway City Council | 1 |
| Galway County Council | 1 |
| Laois County Council | 1 |
| Mayo County Council | 1 |
| Naas Town Council | 1 |
| South Dublin County Council | 1 |
| Total | 12 |
I am very pleased to note that the number of Section 7 notices issued in 2003 is the lowest recorded since my Office began publishing the figures. However, it is disappointing to see that the Department of Education and Science is at the top of the list for the fourth year in a row and that over half of the notices issued to local authorities.
