Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)

4:00 pm

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It was a qualitative methodology. Dr. McGarry stated: "Policies that solve problems need to be begin with pragmatic evidence-based data if they are to construct responses that do not start from ideological standpoints." Verbally and in written form, she mentioned that safety, human rights and social justice should be at the forefront of any legislative change in terms of prostitution. Would she not consider this statement an ideological standpoint?

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