Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I want to express our solidarity with the members of An Garda Síochána who were caught in the crossfire on Thursday night. I wish them well and thank them for trying to police an impossible situation.

First, I want to address the Commissioner's statement before I move on to other issues. Is it true that a second public order unit was stood up at 6 p.m. as reported in the media? According to the Commissioner's statement here, the first public order unit was on the scene at 2 p.m. At 4.30 p.m., people were blocking Luas trams and then at 6 p.m. a second public order unit was stood up. Is that media report accurate? If it is accurate, why did it take an hour and a half from 4.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for a second public order to be stood up?