Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)

2:55 pm

Mr. Fergus Healy:

Whatever model is put in place by the Legislature, it is easier to convict off-street prostitution while it is difficult to detect what happens in an apartment. The 1993 legislation did deal with the problem. Off-street prostitution has become a lot more sophisticated and makes it much more difficult to detect.