Government approves legislation to ban sex-for-rent offers and adverts

Under the legislation, there will be two offences covering sex for rent — the offering of accommodation in exchange for sexual activity and the advertising of accommodation in exchange for sexual activity. File picture: Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie

Legislation to outlaw sex-for rent offers and to limit the use of counselling notes in sex offence trials has been approved by the Government.

The approval of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill for publication comes four years after an investigation by the Irish Examiner into sex-for-rent practices in the private rented sector.