In accordance with his duties, the Ombudsman shall conduci inquiries for which he finds grounds, either on his own initiative or on the basis of com plaints submitted to him direct or through a Member of the European Parliament, except where the alleged facts are or have been the subject of legal proceedings.
I gcomhréir lena dhualgais, cuirfidh an tOmbudsman na fios rúcháin i gcrích a bhfuil forais faighte aige chucu ar a thionscnamh féin nó ar bhonn gearán a dhéantar leis go díreach nó tri chomhalta de Pharlaimint na hEorpa, ach amháin má tá nó má bhí na fiorais a líomhnaítear ina n-ábhar d'imeachtaí dlíthiúla.