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Over 3,400 Complaints Made About Public Services In 2020.

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Ombudsman's Office issues annual report.

More than 3,400 complaints were made to the Ombudsman about public services last year.

119 of the complaints were made from Co. Kildare, accounting for 3.48% of the total.

The national figure is a drop of 6 percent compared to 2019, according to the offices latest annual report.

A quarter of complaints were about local authorities and a fifth regarding the health service.

Peter Tyndall says there was a wide range of complaints throughout the year:


There were 735 complaints about the Department of Social Protection, 126 of which concerned the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.

Peter Tyndall says it was an issue for a lot of people:

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