Seanad debates
Friday, 11 December 2015
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage
10:00 am
David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I have looked through the Bill and I can find no explicit statement in any section which suggests that there will be a review. I challenge the Minister to provide information as to the precise page and line number where this review is indicated in the Bill. I do not believe it exists, but if the Minister can direct me to it I will withdraw my allegation. Again, it is astonishing that the Minister would turn his face against the collection of data and information on the nature and extent of prostitution connected with trafficking, the extent to which this is operated to reduce human trafficking and the impact of the section on the well-being of prostitutes. The Minister might well say that the legislation in its entirety is subject to review, but that is not stated in the Bill. That is a general piece of waffle. Will the Minister be kind enough to show me the precise page and line where a review of this legislation, in whole or in part, is provided for, because I do not see it?
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