Scale of sex-for-rent crisis finally creeps up on the Government

Opposition parties are concerned about lack of commitment to a timeline from the Government for the passage of the bill through the Oireachtas

Sinn Fein’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin says his fear is that the urgently needed legislation will 'gather dust and more women will be affected by this appalling practice' if left at committee stage.

Words like "creep", "predator" and "scumbag" were thrown around the Dáil like confetti at a wedding in recent days.

So too were phrases such as power imbalance, exploitation, vulnerable women, war and refugees.