Legal aid has been assigned to Anti Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy in relation to his trial on charges of falsely imprisoning Tánaiste Joan Burton during a water charges protest almost 18 months ago.
A trial date has not yet been fixed for Murphy (32) with an address at The Copse, Woodpark, Ballinteer.
In court today, a solicitor acting for Murphy said he was making an application for legal aid and handed in a statement of means. He said the State was on notice and had no objection. He said the case could last four to six weeks.
The State solicitor confirmed that there was no garda objection based on the figures in the documentation and said it was a matter for the court to decide.
Judge Melanie Greally said based on the average weekly income in the documentation she would assign legal aid.
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