Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 375: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of victims of human trafficking identified here in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36526/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 came into effect on 7 June 2008. Consequently there are no figures for victims of human trafficking identified in the years 2006, 2007 or 2008 prior to 7 June as the crime of human trafficking did not exist in this jurisdiction. No person was identified as a victim of trafficking under the Administrative Immigration Arrangements for the Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking in 2008. 11 persons were identified as victims of human trafficking under the Administrative Immigration Arrangements in 2009 and 5 have been identified in 2010 to date. The remainder of persons alleging human trafficking had existing permissions to remain in the State based on their application for asylum pursuant to the Refugee Act, 1996 or on other forms of residence permissions and accordingly the Administrative Immigration Arrangements did not apply.