1st Evaluation Round

• GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments, published 26 September 2013
• Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties, adopted 7 October 2013
• Government’s Reply to the Committee of the Parties’ Recommendation, received 7 November 2015

Round-table meeting as a follow-up to the 1st evaluation report

A round-table meeting on the follow-up to be given to GRETA’s first report on Ireland took place in Dublin on 27 May 2015. The meeting was organised by the Council of Europe’s Anti-Trafficking Division in collaboration with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland. It brought together some 40 representatives of relevant governmental bodies, non-governmental organisations and offices of international organisations present in Ireland. Participants discussed measures taken or planned in the light of GRETA’s report, remaining challenges and ways in which the Council of Europe can support Ireland in its anti-trafficking efforts. Ireland is expected to provide information of the measures taken to implement the recommendations made by GRETA and the Committee of the Parties by 7 October 2015.

2nd Evaluation Round

• GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments, published 20 September 2017
• Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties, adopted 13 October 2017
• Government’s Reply to the Committee of the Parties’ Recommendation, received 15 October 2018
• Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire, published 24 November 2016

MEDIA COVERAGE

• Ireland's shelter system leaves slavery victims at risk: watchdog
  reuters.com - 21/09/2017
• Level of human trafficking in Ireland almost doubles in four years
  rte.ie - 20/09/2017
• Report warns that human trafficking for prostitution is getting worse
  Donegal Now / Ireland - 20/09/2017
• Human trafficking 'handled inadequately by Irish criminal justice system'
  INDePENDENT.IE -  20/09/207
• Housing trafficking victims in asylum centres sharply criticised
  THE IRISH TIMES - 20/09/2017
• Ireland’s justice system is failing trafficking victims, warns Europe
  THE TIMES - 20/09/2017

Expert report confirms labour trafficking is on the increase in Ireland
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI)  - 20/09/2017

3rd Evaluation Round

• Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire, published 3 December 2021
• GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments, published 28 September 2022
• Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties, adopted 25 November 2022