Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Repossessions should not be carried out in the dead of night. Such activity just leads to a risk of a flashpoint, which has a direct impact on innocent local communities. No personal landowner should be subjected to hooded men moving around their property with dogs in the dead of night in the name of our courts. We must ensure there are no repeat instances of what happened in Kildare last week. There must be very clear guidelines for the Garda, beyond keeping the peace. Keeping the peace is not enough of a role for our gardaí. In some ways we are asking them to referee a situation with one hand tied behind their back. Clear protocols must be put in place for receivers as to how they carry out their orders.

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