Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Human Trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43534/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I expect that the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings will be ratified early in 2010.

My Department is currently in the process of finalising arrangements to prepare for ratifying the Convention. Following completion of that process it will then be necessary to seek the approval of both the Government and the Dáil to ratification.