Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister says he has been involved in protests. I have been involved in protests and I will continue to be involved in protests. If I blocked a road, I would be moved. I know I am speaking about two different scenarios but there is a feeling that the balance being struck is possibly imbalanced. We have a scenario where gardaí dealt with a situation in the way they saw fit but it still ended up with people's homes being burned out.

The international reaction to this is to look at what is happening in Ireland and state this is what the Irish are doing. The Irish are all over the world speaking about their emigration story, but when it comes to people who come to their land looking for sanctuary, they burn them out. When they block a road in Inch in County Clare, they are allowed to do so. I am interested to know more about what the Garda Commissioner said is the right way to deal with these matters. If I blocked a road, I am pretty sure gardaí would be down quickly to move me on.

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