Peter Tyndall is the

Ombudsman An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...

, Information Commissioner, and Commissioner for Environmental Information of

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. As Ombudsman, he is ex-officio member of four important statutory oversight bodies: the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. He received his warrant of appointment from President

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at a ceremony in

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on 2 December 2013. He is the successor to

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.President appoints Peter Tyndall as Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
The Office of the Ombudsman, 2013-12-02.
The Office of the Information Commissioner, 2013-12-02.Appointment of Mr Peter Tyndall as Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, 2013-12-02. As Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has published a number of reports including: 'A Good Death' (June 2014): a report into end of care life in Irish hospitals. 'Learning to Get Better' (May 2015): an investigation into how public hospitals handle complaints 'Taking Stock' (July 2017): an investigation into complaint handling and issues identified in complaints made about the Child and Family Agency (Tusla). The reports made a number of recommendations which are being implemented. Follow-up reports to 'Learning to Get Better' and 'A Good Death' were published in 2018. Opportunity Lost (November 2017) was an investigation into the administration of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme ( a redress scheme for women who worked in Irish Magdalene laundries). The report was critical of how the

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administered the scheme. The Ombudsman's recommendations were initially rejected by the department. However, in April 2018 the Minister of Justice and Equality, and the Irish

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(Prime Minister) announced that there would be full implementation of the Ombudsman's recommendations. In November 2016 Peter Tyndall was elected President of the

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at the 11th IOI World Conference in Bangkok. Tyndall is a

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er who has lived in

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for more than 30 years where he occupied a variety of senior positions in housing and social care. He has also been Head of Education and Culture for the

Welsh Local Government Association The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) ( cy, Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru) represents the interests of local authorities in Wales. It is an affiliated member of the Local Government Association of England and Wales and the regional emp ...

, Chief Executive of the

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, and latterly the

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from 2008 to 2013. He was Chairman of the British and Irish Ombudsman Association for two years, and is a member of the World and European Boards of the International Ombudsman Institute. Tyndall has an M.Sc. degree in Strategic Management from

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and is married with three daughters.

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