Dáil to hear Ukrainian refugee sex for rent concerns

Last week, the Irish Examiner revealed an offer being made on a classified advertisement website by a landlord in Clare who was seeking a “slim Ukrainian” girl to move in with him. The Clare landlord has demanded a photo from a prospective tenant and refused to reveal the exact location of the property or send photos of it if a photo was not sent to him first.

Concerns about sex for rent arrangements being offered to Ukrainian refugees will be heard in the Dáil on Wednesday when legislation seeking to ban such arrangements goes through the second stage.

The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022 was introduced in the Dáil by Social Democrats housing spokesman Cian O’Callaghan on March 8 and was unopposed. A fine of €50,000 and imprisonment for up to seven years are being proposed in the bill. The bill is being brought following an investigation into sex for rent in Ireland since December by the Irish Examiner.