Seanad debates

Friday, 11 December 2015

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage

 

10:00 am

Photo of David NorrisDavid Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

He is afraid of the truth, reality, objective facts on the ground. He will not face them. The amendment provides that the Minister also report on the impact of the section on the safety and well-being of prostitutes. All this humbug about talking to the women is all tripe if the Minister of State is not interested in their well-being. If he were really interested, he would want to know the impact on them. Of the women spoken to for the report commissioned by the Northern Ireland Assembly, 98% were against this model. The Minister of State does not speak on behalf of these people. I attended the briefing session and it was laughable. There were people there who were interpreting the minds of these women and speaking on their behalf with no permission to do so. Unless the Minister of State accepts the amendment, his hypocrisy is completely exposed. He does not give a damn about the safety and well-being of the women who are walking the streets and the spread of disease. It is all a middle-class pretence and a load of hypocrisy.

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