Using the own-initiative power, the Ombudsman may investigate a possible case of maladministration brought to his attention by a person who is not entitled to make a complaint.
Trí leas a bhaint as an gcumhacht fhéintionscanta sin, féadfaidh an tOmbudsman imscrúdú a dhéanamh ar chás féideartha drochriaracháin curtha ar a aire ag duine nach bhfuil i dteideal gearán a dhéanamh.