Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)

2:35 pm

Mr. Fergus Healy:

As I said in the presentation, the evidence is that this is a sophisticated organised industry that is being managed by those who would be considered as sophisticated individuals. The evidence is that people from different backgrounds get involved in managing brothels but what they have in common is that they are very sophisticated individuals and as such have been amenable before the courts to a certain degree. There is evidence that some people involved in organised crime have been engaged in this industry.