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Complaint Form (2024)

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If you have paper based supporting documentation for your complaint, such as letters or reports, we advise that you print off the complaint form and send it with the supporting documentation in one envelope to:
Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, 15 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 HE29

Part 1: Requirements*
Before you start take a minute to check that your complaint meets the following requirements:

Part 2: Personal Details
Home address:
Date of Enlistment in the Defence Forces
If discharged, state date of discharge or retirement from the Defence Forces
Date of promotion to current rank
Please tick the boxes to show your preferred method(s) for us to contact you.

Part 3: Your Complaint
The action you wish to complain about:
The negative affect of this action:
The date (or approximate date) when the action took place:*
Please give the date (or approximate date) when the action took place or when you became aware of it.*
If they are military personnel please include their rank, Unit and email or phone contact details (if known)
Please provide a brief account of why you believe their information might help the investigation of your complaint.
If you are a serving member of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) or the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) please give the date when you made a complaint through the internal Military Redress of Wrongs procedure (RoW), if you have done so.

Any other information:

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    Please bear in mind that the details of your Complaint will have to be submitted to the Defence Forces as part of the Preliminary Examination and Investigation. If you are making a complaint against a named person then that person must be given a chance to respond.

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