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[Oireachtas] Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality debate: Review of legislation on prostitution: discussion (resumed) (continued). (16 Jan 2013)

[Oireachtas] Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality Debate - Review of legislation on prostitution: Discussion (continued). (12 Dec 2012)

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[Irish Examiner] , Cahill, Ann Ireland to include prostitution, drugs, and smuggled cigarettes in GDP. (22 Oct 2014)

[thejournal.ie] Drugs and prostitution will be measured in Ireland’s next GDP figures. (24 Jun 2014)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Prostitutes suffer more behind closed doors. (08 Nov 2013)

[Irish Independent] , Cusack, Jim Three-quarters of Irish prostitutes have gone to college. (22 Sep 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Moves to criminalise buying sex welcomed. (28 Jun 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Doctor: All of society uses prostitutes. (24 Jan 2013)