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

I wish to ask the Tánaiste again about the implementation of the sexual offences Bill where we would have legal representation for victims of sexual assault. I met with Aimee Foley who very bravely became a public advocate for this in challenging her own father and the difficulty she faced in terms of communication with the DPP and understanding court process would be made easier by proper legal representation for victims.

There is another case of a lady whose harasser dropped his legal team so that he could cross-examine and question her directly. We are outlawing that with respect to domestic violence in the family law Bill but it may be an important extension to the sexual offences Bill or harassment legislation to protect victims throughout the court process at every stage.

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