Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, but in this case it was not a right to assembly. It was a very aggressive situation. Sky News cameras were recording from early in the afternoon and we could see that it was a very aggressive situation. It was not a protest. It was a very aggressive situation and members of the public felt afraid at a very early stage. What I am trying to ascertain from the Commissioner – we are about to run out of time – is whether, if violent protests emerge, they will be dealt with in a much quicker way than they have been to date. Rightly or wrongly, people feel that An Garda Síochána does not deal with these situations in a fast enough way when they start to develop. They are terrified because the next thing is we see a Luas tram being burnt out or gardaí being attacked.