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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and I thank the Minister. I have been asked by Deputy Ward to step in for him. He cannot make it today and he gives his apologies. I also apologise for my own delay. Our thoughts remain with those who are recovering in hospital and we hope they are doing okay. Notwithstanding some of the concerns I have institutionally, I pay tribute to the gardaí on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The first conversation the Minister had with the Commissioner was at approximately 2.50 p.m. At that stage did he brief the Minister on the suspected attacker? Did he express any concern at that stage about the possibility of disorder or malign elements exploiting it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the first conversation he expressed concern that there was potential for disorder.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is not quite the same question. Did he express concern that there was the potential for disorder? If not on that phone call, at what stage did he first express this concern?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It does not need to be the exact language. It is a sense that there was something happening-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I take the point of the Leas-Chathaoirleach but learning from what happened on the day is a policing matter. It is of concern for the future. With regard to the Minister's own awareness, at what stage during the day did it occur to her that we could be dealing with a very serious situation, aside from the very serious stabbing? When did it seem to her that we were facing a very serious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is important that we are honest about what happened before we move forward. Does the Minister accept that control was lost on streets of Dublin for a period of time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is a very different question. Gardaí respond in the best possible way with the resources that they have at a moment in time. That is a different question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is an important distinction between the actions of individual gardaí who showed incredible valour and courage and responded absolutely in the right way and the institutional response. It seems to me, and I believe to most Dubliners, that with gardaí being attacked and isolated, migrants and bystanders being attacked, open looting, and a Luas vehicle and a Garda car on fire,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What people on the ground have expressed is the fact that, yes, when it comes to 500 or 600 people, there is a problem but that it was becoming obvious before there were 500 or 600 people present, that there was a desire to create disorder and to exploit this appalling incident. Had more gardaí been on the ground and in a position to respond earlier on that evening when it was beginning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a dispute between the Minister and X, formerly Twitter. There are two sides to every dispute but I understand from the Minister's statements, and she may clarify this as I may be wrong, that she was communicating what was told to her by a garda in Pearse Street station on the non-co-operation or inadequate co-operation of X. Was that ever communicated in writing and was it wise in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I know that the Minister was asked the question but the Minister also volunteered this information in the Dáil without a question. It might have been better if the statement had been based upon an official statement on the formal communications between An Garda and X.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We can bring the Deputy back in again later. I call Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Did Mr. Finnegan want to add to that? No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will also ask the ESB to respond to Senator Wall's question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is the Senator satisfied with those answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: These are all very small but interesting asks. I might put the points to Irish Water first.