Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is good that representatives from Men's Aid Ireland are here to contribute to this discussion. Ms Bentley referred to the language and described about men not feeling comfortable coming forward or not identifying as rape victims. This is partly a gendered experience in itself that is imposed on men. In so many different ways, we talk about the damage toxic masculinity can do to men and women without recognising that this can happen to both genders. We need to give it the seriousness it deserves. It is hard for us to move other conversations as well as wanting to treat this one with the respect it deserves.

I will move on to Senator McDowell, who has five minutes.