Seanad debates

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage.

 

6:00 pm

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

Her name, and I hope I pronounce it correctly in my best Cavan accent, is Petra Östergren. She is quoted as having said that, "no one knows if there are fewer prostitutes". A former prostitute, whom I will not name, is quoted as having said, "underground profiteers, pimps and traffickers flourish and we would rather avoid them". That relates to the Swedish experience.

To my knowledge — I have not had time to check this and I am open to correction on it — no other country in Europe has followed the Swedish example.

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