'Progress bill to outlaw sex for rent to stop predators targeting women'

Junior Justice Minister James Browne said he was acutely aware of the distress propositions such as those revealed in the 'Irish Examiner' last week could cause to people seeking accommodation. Stock picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

The bill to outlaw sex for rent in Ireland must be progressed as quickly as possible to penalise predators who target women in the rental sector.

That is according to Mia de Faoite, the Beyond Exploitation coordinator with the National Women’s Council of Ireland.