Mr. Drew Harris:

If I might answer some of the questions, they are not legitimate protests. I am not aware of the incident in September 2022 but I am sure I can report back when I find the particular incident. There is a full investigation in respect of the events of 20 September this year. A full investigation has concluded into the various protests that were conducted in Cork around the libraries. That is being submitted now to the DPP and we will await the DPP's recommendations in respect of that. As I said, 50 individuals have been identified and reported to the DPP. We are in various places then in terms of them coming before the courts, or shortly to be before the courts. In respect of the incidents you recount last night, they are under investigation. The last understanding I had in respect of the Dromahair allegation was that we were unable to find a basis for that in terms of a witness who said they were stopped. Beyond that, we found that some of these incidents are almost willow-the-wisp in terms of the reporting. However, I acknowledge the incidents that have been reported to us. There has been criminal damage to premises that were set aside for those seeking accommodation for international protection. There have been investigations in respect of that to determine those who conducted that damage. Anywhere where the law has been broken and complaints have been received, those matters have been investigated.