Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the hotline for missing children which is already in use in 11 European Union member states; if she will provide funding to subsidise this service to facilitate its operability here which, at present, is prohibitive to non-government organisations and charitable organisations and which number could prove invaluable in co-ordinating cross-border investigations in attempting to locate missing children from State care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13215/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have discussed the proposal to put in place a hotline for missing children that is operational in some EU Member States with members of charitable organisations and non governmental organisations with a view to providing some level of service. I will keep the Deputy informed of developments in this regard.