TD John Halligan says regulating sex work would help to prevent human trafficking and forced prostitution.

The Independent TD thinks Garda resources would be better spent on preventing human trafficking and tackling the work of pimps.

However, the Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald says she will not decriminalise brothel-keeping as part of new prostitution laws.

Deputy Halligan says regulating prostitution would help women who choose to work in the sex trade: