Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

With respect to the conflation of trafficking with the purchase of sex, they are two entirely different issues. I absolutely abhor it. The Government should come back to us to outline how it has enforced the existing legislation.

The Oireachtas report indicates that 90% of women who are sex workers want to leave prostitution, but there are no exit strategies for them in this legislation. No positive steps have been taken to help them to exit. A total of 90% of sex workers come from exceptionally vulnerable backgrounds, whereas 90% plus clients come from middle to upper class backgrounds and most of them are married.

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