Department of Defence

1. Number of cases referred by complainants by all ranks to the office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces in the period 1st January 2000 to 17th June 2016. 2. With respect to (1) ABOVE Please provide details of the Number of Adjudications or Recommendations where the complainants complaint was upheld. 3. With respect to (1) ABOVE in the case of each complaint upheld by the Ombudsman please set out the period of time before the Recommendations or adjudication in each case was fully implemented. 4. With respect to (1) ABOVE In the case of each complaint upheld by the Ombudsman and where the recommendation or adjudication was not immediately implemented please provide full details of the reasons or rationale for failure to implement, to include: all internal memos, correspondence with the Minister or Junior Minister, correspondence with the Defence Forces. 5. With respect to (1) ABOVE In the case of each complaint upheld by the Ombudsman please provide details of any cases referred to the Attorney General or any other legal advisor for advice before the recommendation was fully implemented.