Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

Last week, in the absence of the Taoiseach, I asked the Tánaiste about an update on legislation against human trafficking. He told me it was a matter for the Minister to prioritise it in the autumn. The Taoiseach has given me commitments on this issue on a number of occasions. The Government has also signed a Council of Europe convention on human trafficking. We have also made commitments at European Council level to introduce legislation in this area, yet we remain the only EU country not to have defined human trafficking in our law. Will the Taoiseach give a solid commitment that this matter will be prioritised early in the autumn?

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