Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)

3:05 pm

Photo of Marcella Corcoran KennedyMarcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask one final question although I am probably driving the Chairman mad. The more one discusses the issue, the more things come to mind. The question is for Mr. Maguire and Mr. Healy and it relates to public awareness and education for young people. Is there an opportunity for us to educate young people about this trade? If they understood that what they are doing is engaging with someone who may be trafficked or who is under coercion, would they be less likely to do something like that? Many people buy into the myth perpetuated by the media and the film business and so on. They have this notion that it is fine and dandy and that people are autonomous and that this is their choice. Is public awareness something the delegations would agree could be of benefit?

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