Human Trafficking

641. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for categorising children trafficked for the purpose of criminal exploitation primarily as victims of grooming rather than as victims of human trafficking; if the new national referral mechanism will contain specific guidelines to ensure that children exploited by criminal gangs are legally recogn…

642. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans in place to transpose the three new categories of human trafficking into domestic law to ensure compliance with the July 2026 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28681/26]

783. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons arrested, prosecuted, and convicted of human trafficking in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14848/26]

784. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports of human trafficking received by An Garda Síochána in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026. [14849/26]

785. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if they have undertaken to examine the rate of child trafficking in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14850/26]

786. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of any instances of trafficking for organ harvesting in the State over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14851/26]

1702. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has been formally notified, directly or via international partners, of allegations contained in recently released United States federal documents associated with investigations (details supplied) which reference Ireland as a destination in an alleged human trafficking context; and if he will …

1703. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the State’s current policy and legal framework for cooperation with United States law enforcement agencies in cases of alleged international human trafficking where Ireland is referenced; and if he will detail the statutory instruments, memoranda of understanding, or bilateral mechanisms in place to faci…

1704. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration what oversight structures exist within his Department to assess allegations of international human trafficking that emerge through foreign judicial or law-enforcement disclosures; and how such information is evaluated at policy level to determine whether further inter-agency or inter-governmental action is required…

1705. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports, protections, and referral pathways available under current State policy for victims of international human trafficking where allegations involve Ireland; and whether any review of these frameworks is underway in light of emerging patterns of transnational trafficking identified by international partne…

1706. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is satisfied that existing national anti-trafficking strategies and inter-departmental coordination mechanisms are sufficient to respond to allegations of high-level or transnational trafficking networks; and if he will indicate whether any updates or policy reviews are planned. [1006/26]

559. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an itemised breakdown on Anti-Trafficking Expenditure for 2023, 2024, 2025 and funds disbursed to civil society agencies, academic institutes, training providers, service providers and all other organisations and-or agencies in the State and outside of the State for education, awareness raising, service delive…

1946. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances of human trafficking reported to Gardaí, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [41145/25]

49. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions his Department has taken on foot of the US Department of State 2024 Trafficking in Persons report to seek to improve Ireland’s ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36458/25]

117. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the action he is taking to address child trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21437/25]

1063. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons trafficked into Ireland in each year for which figures are available since 2015; her views on whether these figures are an accurate reflection of the amount of human trafficking in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2108/25]