Commissioner guarantees Dáil access for TDs

The Garda Commissioner has guaranteed TDs and senators that they will never again be impeded from leaving or entering Leinster House after protestors blocked politicians cars at the parliament this week.

Nóirín O’Sullivan will now review the security that was in place for the water charge protest during the week and report back to the Oireachtas Committee on Procedures and Privileges.

The garda chief told TDs yesterday in a private meeting that a group of protestors were now attaching themselves to some demonstrations and causing problems, but that the force was not being notified of this.