Mr. Philip McAnenly:

Yes, please. I agree wholeheartedly with everything Ms Cunningham has said. Rather than duplicate, I will make one or two points that are important. It is important to point out that while few people might have the power that members of An Garda Síochána have, it has been used proportionately and when necessary and in a fair, reasonable and appropriate way. I would also point out that few people are put in the position of members of An Garda Síochána to ensure public safety. I refer to policing the pandemic. The level of confrontation and conflict that our members have to deal with is not typical of what other workers have to encounter and deal with when they put on their uniform or work clothes to go to work on any particular morning. Those of us who saw the scenes at the top of Grafton Street in late February 2021 would not need persuasion or convincing that it is a different world that our members are inhabiting and working in on a daily basis.