Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are trying to get our heads around this. Mr. Quinlan's final comment was on adults and consensual sex, whether those adults are paying for it or otherwise. I am looking at the consensual point. Is a person being consensual if he or she is forced into this work simply because there are no other opportunities? Is one consensual if somebody else is controlling one's actions, for whatever reason? I accept Mr. Quinlan's point that we have focused greatly on the female in prostitution, for very obvious reasons. Mr. Quinlan has attended the committee to represent men who have sex with men. I am trying to get my head around this. In the early part of Mr. Quinlan's presentation, which I cannot quote because the battery in my laptop has died, he stated that part of the lifestyle of men who have sex with men is to purchase sex. Am I right about that? Similarly, did Mr. Quinlan state that some men who are in heterosexual relationships may wish to purchase sex?