Niall Muldoon
IrelandpoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Dr. Niall Muldoon is the Ombudsman for Children in Ireland, a role he has held since 2015. With a background in psychology, he has been a strong advocate for children's rights, focusing on ensuring that families receive timely and accurate information regarding the circumstances surrounding unexpected child deaths. Muldoon emphasizes the need for a statutory child death review mechanism to help families navigate their grief and prevent future tragedies.
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Niall Muldoon is the Ombudsman for Children who has warned about the underfunding of Tusla and its impact on child welfare.
An underfunded Tusla will not be able to meet surging demand, ombudsman warns – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-22
The conference was also attended by the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon.
Young carers highlight realities of their work – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-07
Dr Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, called for the State to ensure that case managers and child-support workers are available for children entering homelessness.
Put long-term homeless families with children at top of housing queue, councils told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-14
Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, has called for pay restoration.
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-22
Dr Niall Muldoon has stated that Daniel's case leaves the State with serious questions to answer.
Ombudsman calls for new statutory mechanism to review child deaths – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-21
Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon said 19 per cent of complaints to his office relate to Tusla.
Tusla funding boost should be top budget priority, say 150 children’s organisations – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-15
Dr Niall Muldoon is the Ombudsman for Children who criticized the National Review Panel's work and raised concerns about the State’s response to missing children.
NRP chair calls on Children’s Ombudsman to retract ‘baffling’ comments – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-12
Dr Niall Muldoon sharply criticised Tusla’s response regarding the case of the missing boy.
Gardaí to ask Brazil for help in speaking to father of missing child – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-05Dr Niall Muldoon is the Ombudsman for Children who has suspended visits to asylum seekers due to budget cuts.
Children’s ombudsman stopped visiting asylum seekers due to budget cuts – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-31
Dr Niall Muldoon warned that children from financially better-off families are 'sailing away from the have-nots'.
Better-off children ‘sailing away from the have-nots’, warns Ombudsman – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-17
Dr Niall Muldoon is expected to make remarks about the homelessness crisis during a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing.
Children have ‘borne the biggest brunt’ of homelessness crisis – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-23
Niall Muldoon is the Ombudsman for Children who criticized the delays in providing spinal surgery to children with scoliosis.
The story behind the springs used on children – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-08
Dr Niall Muldoon said that since his office was established more than 20 years ago, parents have regularly spoken of the 'battles they have had to fight' to get information about a child’s death.
Families face ‘significant difficulties’ in getting answers – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-02
