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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I apologise for cutting Ms Counihan short. We have the benefit of a written copy of her submission. There is a great deal of detail in it, which is helpful. I can see the BL in Ms Counihan coming out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: The submission includes amendments, which might be helpful at later stages of the Bill's consideration. For the purposes of today, though, we will take the rest of the submission as read. We will move on to the next witness. I welcome Ms Murphy, who has done a great deal of work in this area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I thank Ms Murphy. Next is Threshold, with Mr. Elliott reading its opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I thank Mr. Elliott. Now we will hear from Ms Woods on behalf of the Department of Justice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I thank Ms Woods. We now move to the committee members, having heard all the opening statements. Because we have a number of items on today's agenda, we will keep the slots relatively short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Daly. We are a little behind time but I will allow Ms Woods to answer that question before moving to the next member.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: Does Threshold want to respond about the figures? We can go to the Department about the research being done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: Deputy Howlin has the next slot but first I want to bring a few other people in. Did Ms Murphy wish to comment? She has not had a chance to get in yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: It is not always documented. It is staggering that someone would put that in a classified advertisement. I read in Ms Murphy's opening submission that people do. You learn new things every day. It highlights the extent of the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I thank Ms Woods. Ms Counihan might wish to add something to that or share some observations. She is very on top of the detail of the various amendments that were being proposed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I thank the Senator for those points. As no other members are indicating, that concludes our witness engagement for this session. We will have a legal briefing shortly, therefore, I ask members to hang on. As regard the engagement with witnesses, it has been very helpful. In addition to their oral testimony, we have their written submissions, which are extremely useful and will feed into...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (16 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 22. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that motor insurance premiums have fallen since the current Government entered office in June 2020. [30064/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Union (16 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the stability programme update only makes projections for three years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (16 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the first elements of the Inflation/Supply Chain Delay Co-operation Framework Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30066/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (16 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the updated investment projects and programmes tracker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (16 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address questions (details supplied) in relation to the delay in NCT services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Applications (16 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the processing delays on the part of the Irish service providers who have been hired by students to facilitate the procurement of JI visas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31448/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (16 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/22]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill and speaking about its provisions. As stated by colleagues on the justice committee and others, the committee considered this matter at its meeting this afternoon, obviously after the fact in the sense that we granted the waiver last week in corporeal fashion. We were happy to do so as the volume of cases going through the courts was such that...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (14 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the completion and commencement date for the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30984/22]