Gardai spoke to 38 people suspected of buying sex from someone involved in prostitution last week.
They were stopped following intelligence led operations across nine Garda divisions including Kilkenny Carlow.
A number of files are now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, to see if any criminal prosecution should be initiated.
Ruhama, a group which supports women affected by prostitution and sex trafficking, says it’s great to see Gardai increasing their actions to target sex buyers.