One young Italian professional woman says that trying to find a room in Dublin “is like falling in a dangerous hell” after her experience. Vulnerable foreign nationalsThe woman believes foreign nationals are targeted with sex-for-rent offers because they are seen as vulnerable. Ms McEntee told the Dáil, “It is not a criminal offence, I would like to see it as a criminal offence. That research suggested that 30,000 women in Britain were propositioned with sex-for-rent arrangements between March 2020 and January 2021. Ms McEntee told the Dáil on Thursday that it is difficult to know the prevalence of the practice in Ireland.

Source: Irish Examiner February 21, 2022 04:39 UTC