Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No, I do not accept that. It was an appropriate response. Lessons will always be learned but this is not a scene I have ever seen. For many gardaí, this is not something they have ever responded to. Protocols were put in place. As I mentioned earlier, the way in which gardaí were communicated with is the structure they have. That is how it is done. It is done through WhatsApp - on the phone. It starts at the point here and works its way through. There might have been individual gardaí who were sending messages themselves, but it came from the very top. There was the largest mobilisation of public order units ever. I think it was adequate and the fact that it was contained in such a short space of time-----