Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion

Mr. Brian Killoran:

Yes. There is a third strand to Ireland's response to victims of trafficking which has been addressed at national and international level, namely, an independent rapporteur for trafficking. We have called for that, as has GRETA, the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, and other expert agencies. This would be similar to the children's rapporteur and would have an overview of how the State was responding to victims of trafficking in general. That is one approach. Taking into account that there are victims of trafficking in direct provision, that kind of oversight is necessary. It might also feed into the findings of a rapporteur who was monitoring trafficking on an ongoing basis. That is essential.

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