Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister and her official to the House and thank them for all their work on this very important legislation. I welcome those in the Gallery who are involved in this area, in particular John Cunningham, the chair of the Immigrant Council of Ireland. They are all very welcome.

As a strong advocate for the welfare and well-being of children, I strongly welcome this Bill which, in addition to tackling sex trafficking, will include stronger sanctions aimed at protecting children from sexual exploitation, child pornography and online grooming. I want to address one point that Senator White made on the Sex Workers Alliance report on the Swedish situation or model. The findings of our own justice committee completely dispute the statements that Senator White has made on the matter. I think it is important-----