Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)
2:45 pm
Mr. Fergus Healy:
The nature of organised crime is that people will work in an area where there is money to be made and prostitution is one of those industries. This is also the case in other areas such as fuel smuggling and the illicit tobacco and alcohol trades. There are sophisticated organisations working in many areas in order to make money. Prostitution is no different; it is a global problem which is not unique to Ireland.