Illegal immigrants are a new phenomenon. It is only in recent years that this country has become an attractive destination due to the fact that it is economically viable. The first legislation we considered in relation to these issues was introduced in September 2000 to deal with offences relating to the trafficking of human beings. The discovery of subsequent networks meant we were probably late in trying to catch them or find out how they operated. We were caught on the hop with the level of immigration. At the time we had only a handful working in the immigration section of the Department. We now have in excess of 200 working there with all the necessary infrastructure. The growing number entering the State in articulated trucks is a cause of concern. We remember the tragedy in Wexford when women, children and men, who had had their money taken from them and were shoved into the back of an articulated truck, were forgotten and left to die.