Katherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I ask that the committee note my request that we hear from the researchers who produced Globalisation, Sex Trafficking and Prostitution: The Experiences of Migrant Women in Ireland, the piece of research identified by the ICI. I note that the independent researchers were overseen by an advisory committee which included members of the Department of Justice and Equality, An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive.

We have not spoken much about the New Zealand model. In her presentation and in her work, Ms Charlton argues on the basis of research that there is a link between prostitution and trafficking and that there is a need to reduce demand in order to deal with the human trafficking issue. As part of its evaluation of the implementation of the model of legalisation for prostitution in New Zealand, according to its department's consultation document, the committee that reviewed the law determined that there was no link between the sex industry and human trafficking. Perhaps Ms Charlton would comment in that regard?