Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On 11 September, a group of men from a private security firm carried out an eviction at 34 Frederick Street North. These men were masked along with three members of An Garda Síochána. Also attending was a Garda riot squad, a public order unit, a Garda Transit van and a Garda Jeep with dogs. Some of these gardaí were also wearing masks and not displaying ID numbers.

What investigation has been set up to determine whether human rights abuses were committed, as Amnesty Ireland states? The questions that need to be asked are very serious ones. When did the landlady get the enforcement notice? Normally, it would be the sheriff who would implement the eviction using whatever resources were required. Was the security firm approved under health and safety legislation? Were the men from the security firm who were outside the door vetted? Those questions are very serious. Following what Commissioner Drew Harris said, why were gardaí wearing masks?

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