Bill to criminalise clients will be published tomorrow

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New draft legislation on sexual offences which will criminalise those who purchase sex has been approved by the Cabinet.

Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald brought the proposed law to the meeting on Wednesday.

The proposed legislation aims to provide greater protections for children from sexual exploitation and updates the law in the area of grooming.


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While it proposes to criminalise the purchase of sex, it is understood that it will not decriminalise soliciting in public, or sex work in brothels.

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Excellent news ladies and gents, that bigoted bitch has today expressed great interest in becoming the new leader of Fine Gael.

How lucky we'll be to have a leader who refuses to listen to people who have direct experience in matters that she knows fuck all about.

As excellent a moment in our history would it be to have our first female Taoiseach, how fucking disastrous would it be for her to ever hold that position. She's shown how misguided and ignorant an individual she is as justice minster, heaven fucking help us if she ever becomes Taoiseach.