Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There have been a number of cases where this has been an issue - for example, cases where people have pretended to be medical professionals and various acts took place which led to court cases where issues of consent and rape became central. With regard to the issues raised by the Deputy, it is important they are included and I am advised they should be. Each case will be considered on its own circumstances, and the weight to be given to a particular issue on identity must still be decided at an individual court hearing, with all the circumstances taken into account, even in the type of case outlined by Deputy Coppinger. At the end of the day, this must be considered by the judge and jury, having heard all the circumstances relating to a particular case and an identity question.

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