Attorney General has concerns about 'legal soundness' of proposed sex-for-rent laws

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The Department of Justice has said that while it has no objection in principle to a Dáil bill which would make the practice of sex-for-rent illegal, it would have concerns regarding the ‘legal soundness’ of such legislation.

At a committee hearing on Tuesday, assistant secretary at the department Rachel Woods said that while the Attorney General has advised that there is “no difficulty” with the intent of the bill, which has been brought before the Dáil by Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan, issues “need to be addressed” in order to ensure that the legislation “achieves its objectives”.