130. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1516 of 29 April 2025, his views on the ‘Impact on Safety and Well-being’ chapter of the Review of the Operation of Section 7A of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993, specifically that sex workers who contributed to the review outlined that the legislation had made their circumstances more dangerous; the steps …
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1516. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to make a statement in relation to the Review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017, and the acknowledgement in that review that there has been no impact on demand for the purchasing of sex since the enactment of the legislation, even though that was the key rationale for its implementation, and in that context, and the lack of any empirical evaluatio…
1517. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to make a statement regarding the status of the draft report on the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017, submitted by the original independent expert commissioned to undertake that review in July 2020, with particular reference to where that report can be accessed, the reason it was not published, and the relationship between its conclusions …
104. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 13 February 2025, for an update on plans to review and strengthen the ethics in public office legislation following the completion of the review of the statutory framework in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16248/25]
163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice when the independent review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, announced in July 2020 and due for completion by end-2020, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12809/25]
333. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the independent review of part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, announced in July 2020 and due for completion by end-2020; if the report has been finalised; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8912/25]