This will be my last post in this thread I reckon, I can't be bothered arguing this anymore.
I can see this definitely being enforced with those who solicit the use of street girls, but I still can't see it being policed when it comes to truly independent escorts no matter how hard I try, and here's why:
Yes it's true a garda could ring up a girl, pretend to be a client and get directions from her to her apartment. The girl sees him as another time-waster and doesn't think more of it. Then, it's also true he could wait outside said apartment watching for punters coming and going, and yes it's true that the silly wording of "Reasonable Grounds" could mean the Garda could at least try and get you to pay a fine if caught and you stupidly admit to anything. The law says the 1st offense is a fine of €500, NOT a court appearance (where did people get this from?)
BUT... how difficult it is going to be to identify punters coming and going will vary. If it's a quiet location, people coming and going will be obvious. Are they punters though? Couldn't they just be people visiting friends? How will the Garda know? On the other hand, if it's a busy city apartment block, there are going to be a lot of people coming and going so a would-be punter isn't going to stand out phone-to-ear or no phone-to-ear as long as he doesn't draw huge amounts of attention to himself.
Then, lets say the garda becomes convinced somebody who arrives and then leaves an hour later actually IS a punter. What do they do then? Hassle them and try and get them to admit to paying for sex? What if that person actually isn't a punter? It's highly possible in a busy city location, people aren't going to appreciate being hassled by the gardai into admitting into paying for sex if they haven't done so.
Even if the guy is a punter, can't he just deny everything and refuse to give away any information? Where's the proof they're going to have if they're just observing the door of an apartment block? Where's their justification going to be for demanding all this information from you?
And then... how many clients do escorts here have in a day? 3/4/5/6? Having to wait an extended period of time outside an apartment block with 24/7 style surveillance just to have a slim chance of catching a punter or two with zero proof or leverage to get them to admit to anything seems like a very fruitless thing to do. Then... how many escorts are in any one town/city at a time?
The task of adequately policing it is monumental. It just isn't going to happen, it doesn't even happen in countries that have the stupid "Nordic Model" law in the case of escorts. I'd be extremely surprised if they even go after punters AT ALL here. The only way it can realistically happen is if the Gardai are given the powers police forces like the Gestapo in Nazi Germany had, and thankfully we're not there yet.
TL;DR: It can't be policed and won't be in the case of independent escorts as long as the punter and escort alike keep their wits about them.
Anyway... I'm outta this thread.