'Significant gaps' in Ireland's ability to identify child trafficking victims

'When you consider that over the course of the last two years there has not been a single identified child trafficking victim in Ireland — not one — it is clear there are significant gaps in our identification process.'

There are "significant gaps" in Ireland's ability to identify victims of child trafficking, with no cases established in the last two years, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

During pre-legislative scrutiny of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022, the committee was told by a member of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), Dr Salome Mbugua, that the system has "ground to a halt".