The photo call outside Pearse Street Garda station was to highlight that people should register to vote. The Garda is an apolitical organisation. The authorities continue to examine the circumstances behind the photo call outside Pearse Street Garda station and other suggestions of inappropriate Garda activity in relation to the forthcoming referendum. Everybody here understands that, whatever the motivation, for the Garda to allow the perception to develop that it was in any way involved in the forthcoming referendum is not true. They have an important job to do. The Garda Commissioner has made it clear publicly that Garda participation in the event-----

Not very clearly.

-----outside Pearse Street station or any event like it is inappropriate. The Garda Commissioner has been very clear on this.

I call Deputy Durkan.

I want the Taoiseach to correct the record. I did not suggest the gardaí were involved in terrorist activities.

Deputy Mattie McGrath did so.

I did not. Excuse me.

Please.

I did not say that. I would not say that.

Deputy Mattie McGrath implied that they condoned it.

If Deputy Mattie McGrath has any information, he should bring it to the Minister or to the Garda Commissioner.

Can the Taoiseach correct the record that I would impugn gardaí by saying that? I stated there was a third force out there and they were acting like terrorists. Maybe the Taoiseach would be so kind as to acknowledge that.

Deputy Mattie McGrath should check the record. It is down there.

The Taoiseach should be kind and conscious of that. He will be aware that I support the Garda.

Of course, I do not want to attribute too many wrong motives to Deputy Mattie McGrath, but I thought I heard him state that the gardaí were standing there while this was a terrorist activity, which might imply that he was suggesting that they were condoning it.

Exactly.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

I call Deputy Durkan.

No. The gardaí were there but they were not giving a run for their money.

Deputy Mattie McGrath should withdraw it.

I call Deputy Durkan.

If I deal with Deputy Kehoe, it would not be down. His next door neighbour needed him and he went to bed.

Deputy Mattie McGrath has his own problems.

The Deputies should settle down.

Deputy Kehoe might insult Members here. That is what he does.

Deputy Mattie McGrath has his own problems.