Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion
2:05 pm
Dr. Matthew Sadlier:
On the issue of penalties and imprisonment, it is not an area in which our organisation has expertise. It would be whatever was seen to be an effective deterrent. Regardless of what legislation is introduced, we seek a robust data collection system to allow for analysis of whether it was effective in implementation. Certainly, imprisonment would be an option, but this is not an area in which our organisation has the necessary legal expertise.