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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: Thank you, Mr. Doran.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I have a comment on a related issue. When we were in Sweden, the impression I got from the Swedish police was that the number of police officers involved was rather small but that they were very focused. Further to what Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Mr. Doran said, we need to ensure we put the legislation in place and that it will have a deterrent effect. Perhaps someone will take...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I invite Ms Jennifer DeWan, campaign and communications officer at Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, to make her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I thank Ms DeWan and invite Mr. Liam Doran, general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I thank Sr. Ryan. I invite the One in Four delegation to make an opening submission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I thank the delegation. We will suspend for a few moments to allow the next witnesses to take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: On behalf of the committee I welcome the following: Sr. Mary Ryan and Sr. Síle McGowan of Act to Prevent Trafficking; Ms Maeve Lewis, executive director, and Ms Julie Browne, advocacy officer, One in Four; Ms Fiona Finn, chief executive and Ms Jennifer DeWan, campaign and communications officer, Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre; and Ms Claire Mahon, president, Mr. Liam Doran,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I now invite the representatives of Ruhama, Ms Sarah Benson and Ms Geraldine Rowley, to make a presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: We will resume in public session. I invite Ms Tinsley to continue. Perhaps she would briefly paraphrase what she said earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: The Senator should be as brief as he can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: If Ms Yonkova has the data, perhaps she can send it on to us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I thank Ms Charlton and Ms Yonkova for their presentations. I now invite Ms June Tinsley of Barnados to address the committee. I would appreciate it if she could keep it to five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I am sorry to interrupt Ms Tinsley but there is a vote in the Seanad and a lot of our Senators have been called away. I propose therefore that we suspend our meeting until the vote is over. I apologise for this but it is out of our control. Unfortunately, the Senators must leave to vote in the Seanad Chamber. They will be back as soon as they can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: That is a good question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: I ask Ms Yonkova to be a quick as possible because we are really up against the clock here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: We have received 800 presentations already.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: We may invite them back later if that is necessary and if the two speakers are willing to come back at a later time. I am conscious of all those present here today and I want to give everyone an equal chance to speak. If we need to come back later, we can discuss whether the speakers are willing to do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: Will Dr. Wylie answer that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: We will take a brief response. Does the delegation have anything to say?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
David Stanton: We will now take a brief recess.