Oireachtas committee on justice is told issue must be tackled 'urgently'.

The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill brought forward by the Social Democrats has now gone to committee stage in the Oireachtas

Opposition parties are concerned about lack of commitment to a timeline from the Government for the passage of the bill through the Oireachtas

People offering sex for rent arrangements are “creeps who exploit their position of power over people with less power or no power who need a roof over their heads”.

The bill, which comes on the back of an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner', received cross-party support

More measures are needed to guard against women and children being abused, including through so-called 'sex for rent', sexual exploitation experts warn

Concerns have been raised about sex for rent arrangements being offered to vulnerable Ukrainian refugees

The bill proposes seven years in prison and a fine of €50,000. It is being brought following an investigation into sex for rent in Ireland by the Irish Examiner.

Even as the Ban on Sex for Rent Bill moves through the Oireachtas, ads continue to offer a home for sex — some of them targeting people fleeing Ukraine

Former Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger said she was 'very cynical' about the proposed law, saying the housing crisis needed to be sorted to address the issue of why landlords can offer such arrangements because of high rents

She previously told the Irish Examiner that trying to find a room in Dublin early this year was “like falling in a dangerous hell”

Legal policy adviser with the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland Caroline Counihan said current legislation does not cover situations where sex is used as a currency for rent because the would-be tenant is not a prostitute

Issue was raised with Justice Minister Helen McEntee in the Dáil following 'Irish Examiner' investigation

The matter is to be raised on the back of an Irish Examiner investigation which uncovered a number of properties across the country being offered for little or no rent in exchange for sex

The moves follow an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner' last month which highlighted that properties on the rental market are being offered at reduced rent or rent-free in exchange for sex

It follows an investigation by the 'Irish Examiner' last month which highlighted properties on the rental market which are being offered at reduced rent or rent-free in exchange for sex

A young woman who says she engages in sex work to pay her rent costs says some men are preying on the homeless and offering them free accommodation in return for sex