The ‘ship has sailed’ for ability in the Grace case, the Ombudsman for Children has said following the final report of the Farrelly Commission.

In a statement, Mrs Anderson said she was looking forward to recommencing her role.

The Police Ombudsman’s investigation found officers did not have enough time to intervene to prevent the firing at the hunger striker commemoration.

The challenge relates to a claim that the Garda Commissioner refused to provide information to the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.

Information Commissioner Ger Deering said a number of State bodies are relying on external legal advice for dealing with Freedom of Information requests and parliamentary questions

Among the 455 reports made about public services in Cork, 152 complaints were about Cork City Council, while there were 13 complaints made about Cork University Hospital and nine about University College Cork.

Officers attended Marie Anderson’s address on September 23 following a report of a domestic incident.

The Court of Appeal noted concerns over the use of recordings on an ambient system where 'persons may be unaware it existed'

Last year was the busiest for complaints since the establishment of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office