Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have consistently engaged with the Garda Commissioner and colleagues on what more can be done to support An Garda Síochána in its work and efforts to combat and deal with what have become more violent and more challenging protests. No stone should be left unturned. Certainly, while every individual has the democratic right to protest peacefully, there is no reason people should have their faces covered. It obstructs An Garda Síochána in its work. I have engaged extensively with the Garda Commissioner, the Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, about this and I intend to bring proposals to the Cabinet in the coming weeks to progress the matter.

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