Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Labour Party amendment is No. 20. I too welcome the progress we have made with the Minister. We also sought to have the review after two years. The Minister has used wording which is similar to our amendment in terms of the extent to which, in the Minister's opinion, the operation of this Part has reduced human trafficking and the impact of this Part on the safety and well-being of sex workers, and also in relation to the data on the number of arrests, prosecutions etc. The Minister's wording is not unlike ours, apart from the fact that the review will happen after three years rather than two, but I do not think we are going to get any further at this stage so I signal that I will withdraw the amendment.

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