Mr. Éanna Rowe:

The issue with security is that we are dealing with a 2 km stretch of waterway. That is four times the length of Grafton Street, to put it into context. The tented encampments arrived overnight, in an organised fashion, starting with 20 or 30 tents and growing very quickly. Our overriding concern is for health and safety and public health. There are no sanitary facilities along the canals and we are dealing with deep water in these locations.