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.
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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:
Ombudsman Annual Report for 2020 published today.
— Ombudsman's Office (@OfficeOmbudsman) June 9, 2021
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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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