Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his commitment to provide an entitlement to free full separate legal advice, assistance and representation to complainants in cases of sexual violence. [36480/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that the Legal Aid Board provides legal advice to complainants in a prosecution for a defined range of categories of sexual assault, including rape. In addition, legal representation in Court is also available to a complainant in certain sexual assault cases where the prior sexual history of the complainant is being raised by the accused person. No means test applies in any of these cases.