Dan Neville
Ceist:206 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will initiate the establishment of EU protocols for liaison and sharing of information between member states in the interest of protecting children. [4840/98]
Vol. 487 No. 6
206 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will initiate the establishment of EU protocols for liaison and sharing of information between member states in the interest of protecting children. [4840/98]
There have been a number of developments at EU level to protect children under the "third pillar"— justice. In this context the Child Trafficking and Pornography Bill, 1997 will, inter alia, give effect to the EU joint action on trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children, in so far as it applies to children. The joint action was negotiated during the Irish Presidency and adopted last year.