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The ombudsman is appointed by the president of Ireland upon the nomination of both Houses of the Oireachtas.The ombudsman deals with complaints against providers of public services including Departments of State, local authorities, the HSE, publicly funded third-level education bodies, nursing homes and direct provision accommodation centres.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the competition regulator in Ireland. It is an Irish state agency established in 2014, combining the previous functions of the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency .
The Ombudsman Association (OA) [163] is a membership body for ombudsman schemes and other complaint handling bodies in the UK, Ireland, British Overseas Territories and British Crown Dependencies and can be used by consumers to find the correct ombudsman service for them. Major schemes include:
The National Consumer Agency (NCA; Irish: Gníomhaireacht Náisiúnta Tomhaltoirí) was a statutory body enforcing consumer protection in Ireland from 2007 to 2014, when it amalgamated with the Competition Authority to form the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Sign in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, giving directions to the ombudsman's office. An ombudsman (/ ˈ ɒ m b ʊ d z m ən / OM-buudz-mən, also US: /-b ə d z-,-b ʌ d z-/-bədz-, -budz-[1] [2] [3]) is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation.
State Agencies or Non-Commercial State Agencies in Ireland are public sector bodies of the state that have a statutory obligation to perform specific tasks on behalf of the Government of Ireland. Such agencies are considered "arm's length" bodies as they are largely isolated from the workings of central government .
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has a dual mandate to enforce competition and consumer law. Both organisations continued to perform their statutory functions until the merger was given effect on 31 October 2014. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is currently governed by an executive Chair and Membership ...