The Plan aims to work towards ending human trafficking in the State as a key element of building stronger, safer communities. A number of Government Departments, An Garda Síochána, TUSLA and the HSE will all have significant roles to play in the implementation of the Action Plan to combat this criminal activity and support victims.

Its actions include:

• Establishment of a new National Referral Mechanism, which will make it easier for victims to come forward, be identified and access support. It will ensure that victims can come forward to a range of agencies and not just An Garda Siochana as is currently the case. This is in recognition of the fact that victims may, due to experiences in their own countries, not trust police services.
• New and widespread training for all who may come into contact with victims of human trafficking across Departments and State agencies. This will include the Border Management Unit, as well as health and social care professionals, and Civil Registration Services staff working in the HSE.
• Ongoing development of training, through NGOs, targeting front line staff in industries such as hospitality, airline and shipping who may come into contact with trafficked persons
• Ensure effective anti-trafficking screening measures are in place at point of entry to the State
• Establish dedicated accommodation for victims of trafficking
• Expand the funding, use and awareness of cultural mediators and accompaniment services
• Provide victims of trafficking with protection from deportation
• Provide exit pathways for individuals impacted by prostitution who may be vulnerable to trafficking for sexual exploitation
• Continue to raise awareness through materials available in languages of recognised victims of human trafficking, and making information available in healthcare and other settings
• The HSE Anti Human Trafficking Team will develop an online presence for reaching vulnerable and ‘hard to reach’ victims with a view to increasing access to medical and social care services. 
• Ensure that all professionals in contact with children, and working on child related matters, are qualified in dealing with and recognising victims of trafficking and act in the child’s best interest

The ultimate goals of this Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy are to create a more victim-centred approach to identifying and supporting victims, to raise awareness and provide training for those who need it and to prevent, detect and prosecute the culprits of this abhorrent crime.