These criteria, as set out in the Statute, specify that:1. the author and the object of the complaint must be identified (Article 2(3) of the Statute);2. the Ombudsman may not intervene in cases before courts or question the soundness of a court's ruling (Article 1(3) of the Statute);3. the complaint must be made within two years of the date on which the facts on which it is based came to the attention of the complainant (Article 2(4) of the Statute);4. the complaint must have been preceded by appropriate administrative approaches to the institution or body concerned (Article 2(4) of the Statute); and5. in the case of complaints concerning work relationships between the institutions and bodies and their officials and servants, the possibilities for submission of internal administrative requests and complaints must have been exhausted before lodging the complaint (Article 2(8) of the Statute).
Tá na critéir seo leagtha amach sa Reacht agus sonraíonn siad na nithe seo a leanas:1. caithfidh údar agus cuspóir an ghearáin a bheith aitheanta (Airteagal 2(3) den Reacht);2. ní fhéadfaidh an tOmbudsman idiragairt a dhéanamh ar chásanna a bhíonn os comhair na gcúirteanna ná ní fhéadfaidh sé amhras a chaitheamh ar stuaim rialú cúirte (Airteagal 1(3) den Reacht);3. caithfidh an gearán a bheith déanta laistigh de dhá bhliain ón dáta a dtugann an gearánach na fíricí ar a bhfuil sé bunaithe faoi deara (Airteagal 2(4) den Reacht);4. caithfidh an cur chuige riaracháin cuí chuig na hinstitiúidí agus na comhlachtaí i dtrácht a bheith déanta roimh dhéanamh an ghearáin (Airteagal 2(4) den Reacht); agus