Fiach MacConghail (Independent)
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I thank Mr. Maguire for his responses. I will now address questions to Superintendent Healy

I am looking at the statistics provided by Superintendent Healy on those living off the earnings of prostitutes. The figures for 2010 show that proceedings commenced in seven cases, with one conviction; in 2011 proceedings were taken in four cases with one conviction; and in 2012 there were two cases but so far there has been no conviction. Is it the case the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 needs to be enhanced and-or supported further with the movement of prostitution indoors, or are there other reasons that the number of proceedings are not as high as they might be?