Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There was a very specific reason I asked that question. There is a man in my constituency who I would know quite well whose career is a carer. That is his job and what he does. He would also have caring responsibilities outside of his job. However, his employer has come to him repeatedly to take on additional work because the clients they work with, particularly older men, would prefer to have care provided by a man. Despite this, we fail to value that and respect, in some ways, the asks of that older man to have as a care provider somebody to whom he feels he can relate more. I believe this was touched on earlier as well, but I often wonder if we are doing our men a great disservice in some regards when we do not give them the information or opportunities to value care. As a society, we want them to do that. We want, as a society, to change our opinion of care. However, that does not just involve change in care from a female perspective. It also involves change in care from societal perspectives, both male and female.

Does Dr. Barry want to come in on this?