641. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for categorising children trafficked for the purpose of criminal exploitation primarily as victims of grooming rather than as victims of human trafficking; if the new national referral mechanism will contain specific guidelines to ensure that children exploited by criminal gangs are legally recognised as trafficking victims; if he has considered the impact this classification has on the sentencing of offenders or the labelling of child-victims; if he is satisfied that current sentencing for grooming reflects the severity of trafficking offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28680/26]

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641. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for categorising children trafficked for the purpose of criminal exploitation primarily as victims of grooming rather than as victims of human trafficking; if the new national referral mechanism will contain specific guidelines to ensure that children exploited by criminal gangs are legally recognised as trafficking victims; if he has considered the impact this classification has on the sentencing of offenders or the labelling of child-victims; if he is satisfied that current sentencing for grooming reflects the severity of trafficking offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28680/26]

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