Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not accept that we are dealing exclusively with civil remedies here. I have already referenced relevant statutes and would add that trespass in respect of buildings is also dealt with in section 11 of the Public Order Act 1994 . Section 13 of that Act refers to the offence of trespassing "without reasonable excuse" on a building or in the vicinity of a building in such a manner as to cause fear in another person. There is a suite of legislation available in this area but I am keen to hear more from Deputy O'Callaghan and would be amenable to a review of the law this area if I thought it might point to a more immediate remedy, as envisaged by the Deputy. I would add that the aforementioned Public Order Act empowers the Garda Síochána to request a person to desist from acting in such a manner as to amount to a breach of the peace.

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