I ask the Tánaiste about an attempted illegal eviction yesterday on Harrington Street, Dublin. There was no court order for the eviction. The private security that turned up and turfed a woman in her 50s and her furniture onto the street had no Private Security Authority licences. They threatened the housing activists, who were supporting the tenants, with violence. When the gardaí arrived, they refused to intervene, said it was a civil matter and refused even to take statements about the violence that had taken place.

Is that acceptable? I also ask about what happened on Sandwith Street last Friday. Far-right activists online have claimed that there was a deal between them and An Garda Síochána to allow them to go in and so-called "remove" the tents. We know that the tents were burned. Is there an investigation into that? If anything like that were to be the case, it would be extremely concerning.

I hope the Deputy is not suggesting that there was a deal between An Garda Síochána and far-right activists.

I am asking whether it is being investigated.

There was no such deal, for God's sake. We need balance in what we are saying in the House.

In respect of the illegal eviction, the Government takes illegal evictions very seriously and is committed to doing everything in its power to ensure that tenants are treated fairly, respectfully and within the confines of what is legally permissible. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has written to the director of the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, under his powers under the Residential Tenancies Acts to ensure this matter is investigated thoroughly as early as possible.