Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)
2:15 pm
Mr. Fergus Healy:
The phones being used within the industry are pre-paid. There is no provision to register the details of the purchaser of such phones. As I outlined in respect of the issues around the other forms of crime, this is a matter of concern. We must, however, work within the legislation as provided and only bill pay phone users are required to register. Until the legislation changes, our hands are tied.