There are calls for an education ombudsman as new statistics claim 95% of parents' complaints go nowhere.

The Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Education Committee said the children's ombudsman is being overstretched and more help is needed to make schools run smoothly.

Of the 9,000 complaints received by the Office of the Children's Ombudsman so far, 4,000 related to education.

Deputy Jim Daly claims he has been investigating the issue for the last two years and he has now written to the Education Minister asking her to create a new Ombudsman post.

"People are of the mistaken belief that if you go to your Department of Education with a complaint about a decision taken by your school's board of management, that you will get satisfaction," he said.

"The reality is this is not true.

"I believe it's high time that every authority in the country should have an avenue for people to appeal their decisions, and in the case of boards of management, I would like to see the education ombudsman's office set up to do this."