Housing charity Threshold, says media reporting of sex for rent issues may be the 'tip of the iceberg'.
It was among interest groups at the Oireachtas Justice Committee today which was looking at potential legislation around making it an offence.
Threshold says research has been carried out on the issue in England.
Legal officer with Threshold, Gavin Elliot, says there may be more cases here, as the housing crisis is more acute in Ireland:
