Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----and to decriminalise the seller in an attempt to ensure that the vulnerable seller of sexual services feels that society takes a compassionate view of the situations in which they find themselves, that support services will be available to them, that they can approach gardaí without fear of criminal sanction, that they can find a pathway out of prostitution and that the resources of An Garda Síochána and the criminal justice system are channelled and funnelled toward the demand side of the equation. That is the purpose of the amendment.