The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill introduced in March 2022 will not be progressed until the Department of Justice finalises a review of prostitution laws

Department of Justice urged prospective renters to report abusive behaviour to gardaí

In recent days, the Irish Examiner found advertisements offering accommodation in return for sexual favours on a number of online platforms

Legislation pending completion of a review into prostitution legislation

Advertisements offering accommodation for reduced or no rent in return for sex are increasing on online advertising platforms

Under the Sexual Offences Act 2017, those who offer their services as a prostitute are no longer committing an offence.

Eviction ban

Part of the review is an assessment of the impact of the legislation on the welfare of those who engage in sexual activity for payment

The awards were held in Dublin this afternoon and saw the Irish Examiner take home six awards.

The government is to consider legislation to tackle sex-for-rent propositions following recommendations from the ongoing review into legislation criminalising the purchase of sex.

TD appeals to Justice Minister to intervene after Oireachtas committee recommends halting progress of the sex-for-rent bill through the Dáil due to legal concerns

The bill proposes a jail term of seven years and a fine of up to €50,000

Government criticised for 'continued inaction' in the area of sexual exploitation of renters

Chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell said the case was a 'terrible indictment of somebody that they would try to exploit somebody who is terribly vulnerable'

The number of accommodation scams targeting international students has risen by 30%.

Oireachtas committee on justice is told issue must be tackled 'urgently'.

Legislation introduced in England has not been successful in prosecuting offenders.

Increasing the minimum wage and fully adopting the living wage are not one and the same thing, contrary to what Mr Varadkar and the rest of the Government might want us all to believe

A seven-year jail term is also included in the legislation, introduced in the Dáíl after an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner'

While ‘sex for rent’ is not a specific criminal offence, detectives say an investigation into it could reveal possible fraud-related offences or offences against the person

The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill brought forward by the Social Democrats has now gone to committee stage in the Oireachtas

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

National Women's Council urges TDs to ensure the Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022 is passed swiftly

People offering sex for rent arrangements are “creeps who exploit their position of power over people with less power or no power who need a roof over their heads”.

The bill, which comes on the back of an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner', received cross-party support

More measures are needed to guard against women and children being abused, including through so-called 'sex for rent', sexual exploitation experts warn

Concerns have been raised about sex for rent arrangements being offered to vulnerable Ukrainian refugees

The bill proposes seven years in prison and a fine of €50,000. It is being brought following an investigation into sex for rent in Ireland by the Irish Examiner.

In the current housing market, there are some who will use the crisis to exploit vulnerable people

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

The 'Irish Examiner' discovered a property in Co Clare being offered for free to a 'slim Ukrainian' woman, with an expectation of sex

Former Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger said she was 'very cynical' about the proposed law, saying the housing crisis needed to be sorted to address the issue of why landlords can offer such arrangements because of high rents

She previously told the Irish Examiner that trying to find a room in Dublin early this year was “like falling in a dangerous hell”

The bill will make it a crime to demand sex in lieu of rent

The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022 seeks to create an offence of requiring or accepting sex as a condition of accommodation

Officials from the Department of Housing and the Department of Justice are working on legislation to outlaw sex-for-rent, following an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner'

The Waterford Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre has had a number of clients telling them of sex-for-rent propositions made to them

Legal policy adviser with the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland Caroline Counihan said current legislation does not cover situations where sex is used as a currency for rent because the would-be tenant is not a prostitute

A number of women have come forward to the Irish Examiner about being offered accommodation at low or reduced rent, with the expectation that sex or bed-sharing would be part of the arrangement

One landlord said he wanted photos of a prospective tenant and her future housemates before giving them an appointment to view his property

Issue was raised with Justice Minister Helen McEntee in the Dáil following 'Irish Examiner' investigation

The matter is to be raised on the back of an Irish Examiner investigation which uncovered a number of properties across the country being offered for little or no rent in exchange for sex

The moves follow an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner' last month which highlighted that properties on the rental market are being offered at reduced rent or rent-free in exchange for sex

It follows an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner' last month which highlighted properties on the rental market which are being offered at reduced rent or rent-free in exchange for sex