Delay in reviewing laws prompts call to protect renters amid rise in sex-for-rent ads

The sex-for-rent scandal has been publicised at length in the 'Irish Examiner'. The Departments of Justice and Housing has told the 'Irish Examiner' that legislative proposals will be considered when recommendations following the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017.

The Government is being urged to put protections in place for renters propositioned with sex-for-rent offers following the lifting of the eviction ban.

The call by the executive director of the Irish Council for International Students, Laura Harmon, comes as advertisements offering accommodation for reduced or no rent in return for sex are increasing on online advertising platforms.