James Bannon (Fine Gael)

It is an important and vital service that helps to trace many of the 2,000 people who are lost each year. Only last week we heard that the same Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is cutting the funding for this helpline. This is disgraceful and shameful and warrants a debate. I ask the Minister to come before this House to debate the issue before cutting the funding for this important national service.