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Annual Report of the Ombudsman 2007

Chapter 5 : Statistics - Part III

TABLE 14 :

Analysis of Complaints Completed in 2007

 

Complaint Resolved

447

Partially Resolved

33

Assistance Provided

622

Not Upheld

739

Discontinued

594

Withdrawn

85

Total

2520

 

TABLE 15 : Civil Service- Complaints Completed in 2007

Resolved

Partially Resolved

Assistance Provided

Discontinued

Withdrawn

Not Upheld

Total Completed

Social and Family Affairs

99

9

87

67

5

149

416

Justice, Equality and Law Reform

2

0

117

17

6

5

147

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

21

0

4

25

2

81

133

Revenue

32

2

23

26

6

39

128

Education and Science

7

0

21

24

13

27

92

Transport

2

0

12

3

2

5

24

Environment, Heritage and Local Government

5

0

3

4

2

5

19

Foreign Affairs

0

0

8

4

1

2

15

Health and Children

2

1

4

5

0

1

13

Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

0

0

6

2

1

2

11

Enterprise, Trade and Employment

0

0

5

1

3

1

10

Others

3

1

15

9

2

23

53

Total

173

13

305

187

43

340

1061

 

TABLE 16 : Local Authorities - Complaints Completed in 2007

Resolved

Partially Resolved

Assistance Provided

Discontinued

Withdrawn

Not Upheld

Total Completed

Carlow

4

0

1

1

0

1

7

Cavan

5

0

5

1

0

0

11

Clare

3

1

4

4

2

6

20

Cork City Council

9

1

4

7

0

5

26

Cork County

11

1

9

16

3

10

50

Donegal

13

0

6

14

0

6

39

Dublin City Council

12

0

13

23

2

9

59

Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown

10

0

2

7

2

8

29

Fingal

10

0

6

25

1

6

48

Galway City Council

3

0

5

5

0

5

18

Galway County

11

2

7

13

2

5

40

Kerry

11

0

7

8

0

9

35

Kildare

6

0

8

9

2

7

32

Kilkenny

2

0

1

8

2

4

17

Laois

7

1

3

13

0

2

26

Leitrim

1

0

3

0

1

1

6

Limerick City Council

2

1

3

8

0

1

15

Limerick County

6

1

4

10

0

3

24

Longford

1

0

1

1

0

0

3

Louth

7

0

8

5

0

7

27

Mayo

9

1

10

5

1

7

33

Meath

5

0

8

8

0

3

24

Monaghan

0

0

0

2

0

2

4

North Tipperary

2

0

2

3

0

4

11

Offaly

5

0

0

8

0

3

16

Roscommon

3

0

3

5

0

4

15

Sligo

5

0

3

1

1

2

12

South Dublin

4

5

4

15

4

3

35

South Tipperary

5

0

5

9

1

4

24

Waterford City Council

0

0

0

4

1

4

9

Waterford County

4

0

2

9

4

7

26

Westmeath

3

0

4

1

1

3

12

Wexford

8

0

2

3

0

3

16

Wicklow

5

1

2

7

2

5

22

Total

192

15

145

258

32

149

791

Complaints received against Borough Corporations, Urban District Councils and Town Commissioners are included in the County figures

 

TABLE 17(a) : H.S.E - Non-Hospitals - Complaints Completed in 2007

Resolved

Partially Resolved

Assistance Provided

Discontinued

Withdrawn

Not Upheld

Total Completed

HSE: Dublin Mid-Leinster

29

0

24

31

2

75

161

HSE: Dublin / North East

11

1

22

25

1

59

119

HSE: West

21

0

26

17

0

46

110

HSE: South

8

3

25

16

4

32

88

Total

69

4

97

89

7

212

478

 

TABLE 17 (b) : H.S.E - Hospitals - Complaints Completed in 2007

Resolved 

  Partially Resolved

Assistance Provided

Discontinued

Withdrawn

Not Upheld

Total Completed

HSE: West/North Western Hospitals Group

2

0

9

5

1

1

18

HSE: Dublin South Hospitals Group

2

0

5

7

0

1

15

HSE: Dublin North East Hospitals Group

0

0

3

9

1

0

13

HSE: Mid Western Hospitals Group

1

0

1

3

0

4

9

HSE: South Eastern Hospitals Group

0

1

2

4

0

2

9

HSE: Southern Hospitals Group

0

0

0

4

0

0

4

HSE: Dublin and Mid Leinster Hospitals Group

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Total

5

1

20

33

2

8

69

 

TABLE 17(c) : H.S.E - Health Act 2004 Cases Complaints Completed in 2007

Resolved

Partially Resolved

Assistance Provided

Discontinued

Withdrawn

Not Upheld

Total Completed

* Complaints against Section 38 of the Health Act 2004 Bodies

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

* Complaints against Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 Bodies

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Complaints relating to Health Repayment Scheme

1

0

14

4

0

11

30

Total

1

0

14

4

0

12

31

* These complaints relate to health or personal social services provided by a service provider who has entered into an arrangement with the HSE, or who has received assistance from the HSE for that purpose.

 

TABLE 18 : An Post - Complaints Completed in 2007

Resolved

Partially Resolved

Assistance Provided

Discontinued

Withdrawn

Not Upheld

Total Completed

An Post

7

0

41

20

1

18

87

Total

7

0

41

20

1

18

87

 

TABLE 19 : H.S.E - Disability Act 2005 Cases

Complaints Completed in 2007

Resolved

Partially Resolved

Assistance Provided

Discontinued

Withdrawn

Not Upheld

Total Completed

Disability Act Complaints

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

Total

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

 

TABLE 20 :

Analysis of Invalid Complaints Received in 2007

Private Companies

372

Banking/Insurance

173

Public Bodies outside remit

118

Courts/Gardaí

113

Pay and Conditions

79

Miscellaneous

217

Total

1072

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