Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Let us say a victim makes a complaint and is accompanied by a legal representative. For whatever reason, the Garda or GSOC, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, asks that legal representative to absent themselves. The victim can then leave and get an alternative to accompany them. However, what if the victim does not know the reasons the legal representative was asked to leave?

I can understand where a family member could be asked to leave in, say, a case of domestic violence. However, I do not understand why a legal representative would be asked to leave and for what reason.