The Justice Minister has told the Dáil there is no legislation currently in place to deal with the practice of landlords offering sex-for-rent arrangements. The investigation uncovered a number of properties across the country being offered for little or no rent in exchange for sex in December. Since then, the committee has written to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien regarding the issue, while individual members have also written to Ms McEntee. She added that in the UK, the practice falls under prostitution legislation. Mr Matthews told Ms McEntee that urgent action needed to be taken and described the existence of such practices as reprehensible.

Source: Irish Examiner February 18, 2022 06:55 UTC