Written answers

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Departmental Reports

12:00 pm

Photo of Pat RabbittePat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will publish the report prepared by him following the recent Dignity (Daphne III) Project visit to Sweden; his views on whether replicating the ban on the purchase of sex is feasible in Ireland; when the report will be available to Members of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45703/10]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Further to my reply to question No. 14 tabled for answer by the Deputy on 7 October, I have examined the report completed by my Department following the Dignity Project visit to Sweden in September. As stated in my earlier reply, any proposal to amend the law to create an offence of purchasing sex would require very careful consideration. I have asked the Attorney General to examine the report and requested his views on the legal and constitutional implications of introducing such a ban here. I have no difficulty in releasing the report as soon as the Attorney General has completed his examination of it.

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