Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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I move:

That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to criminalise the purchase of sexual services and for that purpose to make it an offence to engage or attempt to engage a person for the purposes of obtaining sexual services in return for payment and to make it an offence for a person to obtain sexual services by means of prostitution; to provide for an administrative sanction for first-time offenders and to provide for increased penalties and for that purpose to amend the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 and to provide for related matters.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Is the Bill opposed?

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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No.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."