Have you ever been approached by Gardai after visiting an apartment?

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Many thanks to the Libertarian for his input, however, I’m still far from convinced by the statistics.

It was reported by the Irish Examiner in December 2021 that 67 ‘proceedings’ had been taken for the purchase of sexual services. Minister McEntee (in reply to a question from Holly Cairns TD) stated that she was unable to confirm how many convictions there had been as the Court Services don’t keep that information.

I find it difficult to believe that if there were convictions, that none of them appear to have been reported in either the local or national newspapers. There have been a good few convictions for brothel keeping and trafficking reported in the newspapers, but I can’t find any for actual purchase of sexual services.

If anyone knows of any cases that were reported, could they please post them here? It would be a great help to punters to have facts like this.

I suspect in reality, the Guards aren’t too interested in punters so long as there’s no violence involved. I’m sure also that the effort the Guards need to put in to secure a conviction far outweighs any benefits to society, the escorts or the Guards themselves.