Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

I support this amendment and the previous one proposed by Senator Kelly, which it mirrors. As I said on Committee Stage, there is a lacuna in terms of the protection of the victims of trafficking. It is suggested that this will all be dealt with in the immigration Bill, but that does not deal with the position of people who are trafficked, particularly from Eastern Europe, which accounts for, as the figures suggest, the majority of people who are brought to this country. There is a gap in the Bill. The Minister of State should reflect on the amendments proposed. Not taking account of the victimisation of those who are trafficked in the provisions of the Bill means it is faulty.