Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)
3:20 pm
Dr. Teresa Whitaker:
The issue is that buying sex is actually a minority activity. We know from the ESRI study that only some 6% of men purchase sex, which is in line with the prevalence in other countries. Incidentally, the percentage of gay men who buy sex is approximately the same. The question of whether demand fuels supply in the sector is one for an economist to answer.
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