'Chronic' deficiencies in government's efforts to address human trafficking, report says

The authors criticised the Government’s failure to obtain a trafficking conviction since the legislation was amended in 2013 and said Ireland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.

There are “chronic” deficiencies in the Government’s efforts to identify, refer and assist victims of human trafficking here leaving Ireland to continue languishing in the second tier of nations tackling the crime and aiding victims.

Every year the US Government assesses the efforts of countries to address human trafficking. For the years leading up to 2017 Ireland’s performance was praised and it was ranked in tier 1.