Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

I am not arguing that the Deputy's point of view is ridiculous or anything like that. I am not getting on some politically correct high horse and saying there is no substance to the Deputy's point. What I am saying is that one might say very heavy petting, including masturbatory behaviour, by a girl aged 16 years with a man aged 36 or 56 years——

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