Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom gach rath agus biseach a leathadh orthu siúd a sádh ar chéimeanna Ghaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire ar Chearnóg Pharnell ar an Déardaoin, go háirithe an cailín óg atá fós go dona tinn san ospidéal. Cosúil le gach duine eile a labhair faoin tragóid uafás a tharla, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a leathadh orthu siúd a léim isteach go cróga chun na páistí agus eile a chosaint agus chun cóir leighis a chuir orthu láithreach.

Dóibh siúd a d’úsáid ócáid na tragóide seo chun fuath agus alltacht chíréibeach a ghríosú agus a mhúscailt i gcoinne eachtrannaigh, mo ghráinn libh. Le bhur loitiméireacht ar fad, tá sibh tar éis poist a chuir i mbaol, gardaí a ghortú, córas taistil poiblí a stopadh agus damáiste gan áireamh a dhéanamh ar ár gcáil go hidirnáisiúnta gur daoine flaithiúla, oscailte agus fáilteacha iad sliocht na nGael.

Tá buíochas ag dul do bhaill an Gharda Síochána, ar éirigh leo sa deireadh thiar smacht a fháil athuair ar na príomhshráideanna tar éis roinnt uaireanta a chloig. Gabhaim buíochas leo siúd, lucht gnó agus foireann Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath, a ghlan an chathair suas ina ndiaidh na círéibe.

Given all that occurred on Thursday, it is plain that An Garda Síochána management was incapable of acting on intelligence and reports that things were being stirred up in the vicinity of Parnell Street after the appalling attack on the schoolchildren and their carer. One of the simple reasons for such an incapacity is that there are not enough gardaí in the city, and not only the north inner city. There have not been for years. I have seen the consequences of that in my constituency. Worse still, contingency planning is bizarrely and glaringly absent. Bizarrely, restaurants, cafés and other venues in the city centre were encouraged by members of An Garda Síochána to spill their patrons onto the streets to mill around, adding to the confusion and mayhem. There was no transport to get them out of the city centre - neither buses nor Luas trams - and rightly so. In addition, the signs at the bus stops were confusing for bewildered tourists and passengers because they said that the next bus would come in a few minutes. A lot more needs to happen. Someone else can probably take a better look at the question of contingency planning in this city.

Ultimately, the thugs and looters who were cheered on by narrow-minded provocateurs and far-right agitators need to be condemned outright.

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