Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)

3:00 pm

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

One of the criticisms of the Swedish model is that it would drive prostitution underground and put women in more danger. A criticism of our existing legislation is that while a woman on her own in her own accommodation can sell sex legally, a number of people co-operating cannot, which puts women involved in prostitution in danger. They are much safer working with one or two others in a house. What is the Doras Luimní view of these two criticisms?

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