Government still considering sex-for-rent laws

The Oireachtas Justice Committee recommended that the Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022 should not proceed through the Dail because of concerns with the legislation.

The government is to consider legislation to tackle sex-for-rent propositions following recommendations from the ongoing review into legislation criminalising the purchase of sex.

The Departments of Justice and Housing have told the Irish Examiner that legislative proposals will be considered when recommendations from the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017, which is currently underway.