11 Dec 2013, 14:20
The Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has welcomed engagement from Minister for Justice, Defence and Equality Alan Shatter on its Report on the Review of the Legislation on Prostitution in Ireland
Committee Chairman David Stanton TD said: “Last June, our Committee published its Report on the Review of the Legislation on Prostitution in Ireland. In that report the Committee recommends that provision should be made in law for a summary offence penalising the purchase of sexual services of another person by means of prostitution, or any request, agreement or attempt to do so.
Since then, we have regular correspondence with Minister Shatter on the report and we welcome his engagement with the Committee on this very important issue. The Minister has told the committee that he is seeking advice from the Attorney General and the Minister for Health on the report.
The Committee has agreed to publish the correspondence with the Minister on the report. We also hope that by putting this correspondence in the public domain, it will stimulate debate and lead to a more informed engagement on this subject.
We look forward to further progress and engagement with the Minister on this important issue.”
Correspondence between the Committee and Minister Shatter on the report can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/1iWIBEs
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Committee Membership
Deputies: Niall Collins (FF); Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (FG); Alan Farrell (FG); Anne Ferris (LAB) [Vice-Chairman]; Seán Kenny (LAB); Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF); Finian McGrath (IND); John Paul Phelan (FG); David Stanton (FG) [Chairman]
Senators: Ivana Bacik (LAB); Martin Conway (FG); Rónán Mullen (IND); Denis O’Donovan (FF); Katherine Zappone (IND); Tony Mulcahy (FG).