National action plan to prevent and combat trafficking of human beings in Ireland 2009-2012

Publishers Ministry Of Justice Ireland Zones Ireland Type Legal / Policy Framework Date of publication 2009 Document main thematic Child Trafficking Total pages 236

This National Action Plan has been developed in line with the Government’s commitment, as outlined in the Programme for Government 2007-2012, to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime. The Plan will also contribute to the commitment to tackle emerging trends in crime as outlined in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform’s Strategy
Statement 2008 2010. This Plan seeks to outline the many steps taken to date and those which will be taken in the coming years in an effort to prevent trafficking; protect victims; and prosecute the perpetrators. The Interdepartmental High Level Group, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, established in my Department in February 2008, the Garda Síochána and various Government Department’s and Agencies have already begun implementing many of the measures outlined in this Plan and the work carried out to date will be expanded upon and developed during the ifetime of this Plan.