Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

All they were doing was to express, in a peaceful and civilised manner, their disdain at the way they are being treated. I would say they are doing that in the public interest because they are out there to defend us day in and day out. They are the people on the front line and know how cutbacks are affecting the service they are trying to deliver. They are trying to communicate to the Minister that all is not well. We would welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality here to discuss his relationship with front-line Garda personnel. I commend them for the peaceful protest they made.