Not quite. It's up to €500 on a first offense. That means it will not exceed 500. It doesn't mean it will be 500. The same with the other one. It's maximum penalty of €1000. It does not mean...
Not quite. It's up to €500 on a first offense. That means it will not exceed 500. It doesn't mean it will be 500. The same with the other one. It's maximum penalty of €1000. It does not mean...
At this point I think there should be a Sticky on this subject :
Yes you can go and visit the ladies.
No , it is not illegal what you are doing -- for now.
At this point this is a law...
This is the procedure it will follow / has begun following
(For anyone curious about timeframes etc .......or how it actually comes to be legislation)
Apart from the European Union, the...
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/General%20Scheme%20of%20the%20Criminal%20Law%20(Sexual%20Offences%20Bill)%202014.pdf/Files/General%20Scheme%20of%20the%20Criminal%20Law%20(Sexual%20Offences%20Bill)%20201...
Frances Fitzgerald is Fine Gael. As for the age of consent, I even heard David Quinn argue that it should be lowered to 16.
Shatter seemed have a more open opinion on this issue and kicked it down...
I think you are undermining how Catriona feels, as under this new legislation, sex workers will become much more vulnerable to dangerous clients.
http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/paying-for-sex-to-be-made-illegal-under-new-laws-30771617.html