Maria Walsh MEP @MariaWalshEU@respublicae.eu

RT @SimonHarrisTD: This Friday, all students in receipt of a student Susi grant will receive a bonus grant payment.

Today I will also sign the order to increase all grants by between 10%-14% from January

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@TonyOC1956 Just on the boarder. Technically Galway but the sun is shining from Mayo!!! 😉

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I will be speaking with Michael Reade on @LMFMRADIO about the issue of Child Trafficking in Ireland at 10am.

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Rural Ireland looking ever so beautiful 📸 #ruralireland #farmwalk #youngfarmer #mentalhealth #westofireland #shrule

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RT @1Hildegarde: Good to welcome An Tanaiste @LeoVaradkar to @uniofgalway to launch #ConstructInnovate, Ireland’s National Research Centre for Construction Technology. Lovely to drop in and see Judy Greene afterwards. #Galway @DeptEnterprise

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A reminder to engage with local community groups that have been awarded valuable funding.

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#LGBTI #Meath

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Tánaiste @LeoVaradkar is west today and we began our schedule in beautiful @Kylemore.

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RT @peterburkefg: We have a lot to do to make politics more accessible to women.

But maternity leave for Councillors is a start. My legislation to provide this was approved by the @DeptHousingIRL Committee today, and I'm hopeful it will pass and be in place by next week @women4election @NWCI

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@FifiLawless @desibility I had not FIona but thank you for sharing. Reading now.

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exploited in various ways for profit. Urgent action is required, including in the form of policy, legislation and action.

#childtrafficking

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In June 2022, at the launch of its Human Trafficking in Ireland Report, @_IHREC noted that the experiences of front-line responders, the accounts of victims & the data itself, show clearly that human trafficking crimes are being committed in Ireland and people are being

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RT @_IHREC: Today Nusha Yonkova of IHREC will address a panel on trafficking of children for criminal activities, hosted by @MECPATHS and MEP @MariaWalshEU. IHREC will use address to call for child-specific identification of child victims.

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Human Trafficking which includes trafficking of children is a growing criminal activity & justice issue in Ireland. Worryingly Ireland was escalated to Tier 2 on the US Watchlist for Human Trafficking & currently has a poor reputation on the global stage. #childtrafficking

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RT @pjoriordan: Pleased to welcome co-hosts MEP @MariaWalshEU & @MECPATHS to Europe House 🇪🇺 @EPinIreland for important discussions on #ChildTrafficking and the Criminal Exploitation of Children in Ireland 🇮🇪 with distinguished panelists from @_IHREC @UL @OCO_ireland & @pkearney505 from ICON

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Ireland is not doing enough to combat child trafficking and criminal exploitation.

Following Ireland’s escalation to the Tier-2 watch list, I am calling for immediate action to tackle growing criminal activity.

@MECPATHS co-hosting roundtable at @EPinIreland

#childtrafficking

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ROUNDTABLE: Children being Trafficked for Criminal Exploitation in Ireland
We are now hearing from:
• Dr. Nusha Yonkova @_IHREC
• Dr. Jane Mulcahy @UL
• Nuala Ward @OCO_ireland
• Paula Kearney, Inner-City Organisations Network (ICON)

#childtrafficking

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🔴 Happening Now 🔴

Ireland Under the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive: Children being Trafficked for Criminal Exploitation in Ireland.

Co-hosting this important roundtable with @MECPATHS - pictured are JP O'Sullivan & Ann Mara.

#childtrafficking

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RT @MECPATHS: We look forward to welcoming @_IHREC @UL @OCO_ireland @pkearney505 to @europarl_en #Ireland this afternoon as we co-host a RoundTable with @MariaWalshEU on Child Trafficking and The Criminal Exploitation of Children in Ireland #childtrafficking #Humantrafficking

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Good news ⤵️
thanks @AthloneAdvert
RT @AthloneAdvert: https://www.advertiser.ie/galway - Funding for Midlands LGBT+ community services will provide support to rural groups ⁦@MariaWalshEU⁩ ⁦@MidlandsLgbt⁩ https://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/133069/funding-for-midlands-lgbt-community-services-will-provide-support-to-rural-groups

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