Minister plays down child report

JUSTICE Minister Brian Lenihan has played down a report suggesting Ireland is a route for trafficking children into Britain.

The Welsh Assembly’s administration recently published draft guidance for children’s agencies on safeguarding young people who may have been trafficked. The document named Ireland as a route traffickers use for bringing children into Britain.

Responding to a parliamentary question from Fine Gael TD Dan Neville, Mr Lenihan said: “In the actual draft guidance, there is one sentence referring to Ireland. It reads: ‘Some children arrive in Wales by ferry from Ireland.’