Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that it was an unprecedented situation and nobody could have foreseen the level of violence that occurred, but is it fair to say that based on events of the last year to 18 months, we could see the level of activity begin to ratchet-up? Is it fair to say that perhaps Garda management should have been more aware of the potential for this to escalate? I am not talking about the level that it escalated to last Thursday. Is it fair to say that perhaps we should have been better prepared in the event of a situation like this arising?