Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas agus táimid ag smaoineamh ar na daoine uilig, ar an ngirseach óg san ospidéal agus ar an bhfoireann ó Choláiste Mhuire, agus ar na daoine ar fad a bhí ar an líne tosaigh ar an Déardaoin seo a chuaigh thart. Is laochra iad.

I would like to acknowledge the brave men and women of An Garda Síochána who brought last Thursday’s unprecedented event to an end. They put their lives on the line in order to do that. There will be a review and recalibration of how we do things in this country on a national basis, not just Dublin. This could have happened in Cork, Limerick or Letterkenny. In that context, I have full confidence that the Minister and the Garda Commissioner in situare the right people with the experience to bring the situation to a different level. Without a doubt, without that experience, expertise and knowledge, we would be in a dangerous place.

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