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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: It was for money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: Again the motivation was money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: The two cases Dr. McGarry mentioned involved financial pressure. Has she come across anybody who decided to make a career choice to become involved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: I thank all the witnesses for attending what has been a marathon session. I appreciate their patience and the time they have given to this debate on a very complex matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: What about demand? If demand is reduced, will that not impact on trafficking? This was the argument made to us in Sweden.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: They maintain it has.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: Why are they leaving Sweden? Is it because of the criminalisation of the purchase of sexual services there? That would be the assumption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: I address my final question to Ms Regan. I apologise for the lateness of the hour but she has witnessed how engaged we all are by this topic. It has been put to us by a number of people that they have chosen of their own free well to engage in this work and some of them want to appear before the committee, which we are considering. They say they have a human right to do what they like and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: We are looking at all kinds of models. Dr. McGarry, did you seek out, or try to discover, people who had been coerced and were in prostitution against their will? Did you come across anyone like that, or try to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: Did you try to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: It was mentioned earlier that there are different forms of coercion. One form of coercion is poverty and lack of education. Would you accept that is a form of coercion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: May I develop that point? Are you saying there is a continuum from one end where people are trafficked and in sex slavery, through poverty and so on, to a point where people choose prostitution. This might be a question for Ms Regan, because the committee has been contacted by people who say they do this work completely voluntarily. There seems to be a continuum here. Would you accept...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: Where, on that continuum, were the people you met?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: You are describing very vulnerable people. When we were in Sweden we were told sex traffickers target the kind of people you describe. In eastern Europe, for example, traffickers target vulnerable people - girls in the main - entice, induce and kidnap them and bring them to more wealthy parts of Europe to work in the sex industry. You have described very vulnerable people. Some young...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: I thank Dr. McGarry for her interesting presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: I thank Ms Regan. Do members have questions or comments for Dr. McGarry or Ms Regan?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: I thank Ms O'Connor for her useful comments. Norway's approach was criticised. Will Ms O'Connor comment in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: I thank Ms O'Connor. I must apologise for the fact that members have been pulled away to other duties and for the lateness of the hour. Three speakers remain. Would it be in order for them to present one after the other, followed by a final round of questions? There are no objections. I call Dr. Pillinger.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: Fair enough. I call Dr. McGarry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)
David Stanton: I call Deputy Corcoran Kennedy.