Ann Murphy: Irish 'safe haven' could also deliver vulnerable refugees to sexual predators 

Even as the Ban on Sex for Rent Bill moves through the Oireachtas, ads continue to offer a home for sex — some of them targeting people fleeing Ukraine

People fleeing Ukraine have found safety in Ireland and elsewhere, such as in Germany where this family have arrived. But, from commercial sex traffickers to opportunists seeking sex in lieu of rent, predators are waiting in the wings. Picture: Markus Schreiber/AP

As the flow of refugees from Ukraine makes its way across Europe, homeowners are opening their doors to take in thousands of women and children.

While the UK is offering homeowners a £350 payment a month through the Homes for Ukraine scheme, no such payments are being made to Irish people.