Dáil visitor restrained from entering parliament chamber

USHERS were forced to restrain a member of the public visiting Leinster House yesterday after the man tried to force his way into the Dáil chambers.

Gardaí manning Leinster House were contacted after the visitor, who was signed in by Minister of State for Small Business John Perry, attempted to get past Dáil ushers and into where the Taoiseach was taking questions in the chambers.

Security has been heightened at Leinster House in recent days, as is tradition, in line with the announcement of the budget and ongoing protests outside the gates. A spokesman for the Oireachtas said: “The attempted breach of security was dealt with by staff which shows procedures work and he was referred to gardaí afterwards.”