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Complaint Form November 2026 (beta)

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Complaint Form (2026 beta)

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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 (PDF) 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
1. The action you wish to complain about:

2. 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.*
3. Please provide copies of all documentation relevant to this complaint. *
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    4. The negative affect of this action:

    5. Please provide details of the person(s) or Office(s) responsible for the action:
    If they are military personnel please include their rank, Unit and email or phone contact details (if known)

    6. Person or people responsible for the action:

    7. If there are witnesses available, or others who might have information relevant to your complaint, please provide their names (with email or phone contact details – if known), their serial number and Unit

    8. Please provide a brief account of why you believe their information might help the investigation of your complaint.

    9. 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.
    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.

    10. Please describe the outcome from that process and why you believe that this response is inadequate.

    11. Have you initiated proceedings (or lodged a claim or complaint) in the Civil Courts, the Ombudsman (Public Services), the Labour Court/WRC, or any other body, in relation to the action(s) complained of?
    If so, please provide full details:

    12. Any other information:
    Use this section to give any other information that you think applies to your complaint.

    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.

    Your Consent*