Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 441: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage the criminal law (trafficking in persons and sexual offences) Bill is at; the provisions included in the Bill to criminalise trafficking in persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Government approved the drafting of the criminal law (trafficking in persons and sexual offences) Bill 2006 last July. It is at present being drafted in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.

The Bill is criminal law legislation which will implement the criminal law aspects of EU, UN and Council of Europe instruments on trafficking by creating offences of recruiting, transporting, transferring to another person, harbouring or knowingly arranging or facilitating the entry into, travel within or departure from, the State of a person, or the provision of accommodation or employment in the State for that person, for the purpose of that person's exploitation. The term "exploitation" in the Bill is defined as meaning sexual or labour exploitation or the removal of a person's organs for the purpose of transplanting into another person.

A copy of the draft Bill as approved by Government is available on my Department's website.