David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has a membership of hundreds of thousands. As a member of three trade unions, I was never consulted about the Turn Off the Red Light campaign. How did ICTU arrive at its decision to support the campaign? Did it engage in a consultation with members or was the decision taken at a high level? I ask because a recommendation has been made, notwithstanding a statement by the Swedish authorities eight years after the introduction of new laws on prostitution noting that it was not possible to give an unambiguous answer to the question of whether prostitution had increased or decreased in the meantime. To cite the relevant document, "At most, we can discern that street prostitution is slowly returning".