Dáil passes first stage of new law against 'abhorrent business' of sex for rent

The bill also proposes criminalising the advertising of accommodation in return for sex by a prospective landlord and also seeks to criminalise the hosting of such ads. File photo

A Bill that will make it a crime to demand sex in lieu of rent has passed through the first stage in the Dáil this afternoon.

The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022 was introduced by Social Democrats housing spokesman Cian O’Callaghan, following an investigation into the practice by the Irish Examiner since last December.