Comhlámh – The Irish Association for International Development Workers and Volunteers – Established in 1975, Comhlámh is the Irish association of international development workers and volunteers. As a membership organization, we build and mobilise community around global justice issues. Comhlámh nurtures and supports work for change, locally and globally, and advocates for a world beyond injustice. A key focus of work is around promoting values-led international volunteering.
In collaboration with national and international partners, we advocate for an end orphanage volunteering and promote family-centred global care reform.
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) – ISPCC is dedicated to enhancing the lives of children and young people; they are at the heart of everything we do.
We do this by providing a suite of relevant services, all under the Childline brand. Childline has added a range of online services to its well-known support line which now provides a 24-hour listening service through phone and webchat.
Our child-centered services, programmes and supports are focused on strengthening resilience and developing coping competencies.
By listening to, supporting and empowering children and young people, we strive to ensure they are better equipped to face life’s ups and downs and reach their full potential.
We speak out and advocate for meaningful change that will enhance their lives today and leave a legacy of improved childhood experiences for future generations of children and young people.
Contact: Dr Caroline Murphy
Phone: 0035314783490
Address: 12 Parliament Street
D02HV05 Dublin
Ireland
Email: caroline@comhlamh.org
Website: https://www.comhlamh.org
Contact: John Church
Phone: 01 2342000
Address: Unit 3, Block 3, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun laoghaire
A96 DR60 Co Dublin
Ireland
Email: john.church@ispcc.ie
Website: https://www.ispcc.ie
Year: 2024
Year: 2023
Year: 2023
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Age of sexual consent is 17 years with a close-in-age exception of two years given that it is not a person in authority in an intimidating/exploitative relationship with the child.
ECO Ireland, 2018
Partial
Active extraterritoriality is provided for SEC crimes and trafficking of children including crimes committed by residents. Passive extraterritoriality is not provided for. There is no mention to the double criminality requirement with regards to extraterritoriality.
Extradition requires double criminality and a minimum gravity of one year of imprisonment unless between EU member states. Irish nationals cannot be extradited unless provided otherwise specifically in extradition provisions.
SEC offences are referred to as extraditable under the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) framework within the EU without requiring double criminality if the act is punishable by a maximum period of at least three years of imprisonment in the requesting State.
ECO Ireland, 2018
Partial
The national legislation provides a definition which is partially in line with international standards. The definition provided does not include non-visual material, nor computer/digitally generated CSAM including realistic images of non-existing children.
ECO Ireland, 2018
Not Yet Assessed
No
Ireland has ratified the CRC, the OPIC, the Trafficking Protocol and the ILO Convention no. 182.
Ireland has not ratified the OPSC, the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics nor the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.
ECO Ireland, 2018
Not Yet Assessed
Partial
There are several units including SEC in their mandate mainly an Online Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and a Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit. However an all-encompassing SEC-specialized unit does not yet exist. Furthermore, no information has been found on whether these units are fully functional and whether both offences under national and extra-territorial jurisdiction are able to be addressed by them.
ECO Ireland, 2018
Not Yet Assessed
No
There are national statistics on child trafficking cases collected by the Garda Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit disaggregated by type of abuse, age and nationality. It is unclear if this case data is regularly made available and whether it includes info on offenders and on compensation sought by victims. No public case data is made available for other SEC manifestations.
ECO Ireland, 2018
