John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)

Not to prolong the conversation, but I will raise the fear that children have been trafficked. The HIQA report found that safety planning was not routinely completed when a trafficking risk was identified for a child in eight cases where there were concerns about trafficking and exploitation. In one case where a child said they felt unsafe, no safety plans were in place to manage the risks. That is concerning. Are those risks and concerns addressed? It is a key concern that children are going missing who are potentially being trafficked, and being trafficked for sexual exploitation as well, which is deeply concerning. Not to extend the conversation, but are those key concerns now being addressed in processes?