Last week, there was a very serious incident in Kilmore Road, Knocknaheeny, where over 100 young people gathered in a planned way that, I believe, the Garda knew about in advance. A car was crashed. Two people were taken to hospital. The car was burnt out and then fireworks were set off. Some of these were aimed at the emergency service and gardaí. There were only five gardaí at the site. No arrests were made because the gardaí did not have the back-up. At the same time, in my own GAA club, St. Vincent's Hurling and Football Club, hundreds of people, young people and adults who were in there training, were virtually trapped for an hour because the Garda did not have the resources.

The Garda is trying to play this incident down now because it knows it is a resourcing issue. If this happened outside the Tánaiste's local club, with 100 young people gathering, burning out cars, letting off fireworks and attacking the emergency services, people would not be left there for an hour. It should not be allowed to happen in Knocknaheeny. I am calling for more gardaí and a commitment that this will never happen again.

First, I condemn unreservedly what happened. I do not think it is fair to say that if it happened in one club or another, there would be a different----

People were waiting an hour for gardaí to come to Kilmore Road.

It is not fair to say that if something happened outside one club as opposed to another-----

It has never happened at other clubs. It is happening at this club every year. It is not good enough.

Will the Deputy let me finish? What happened is wrong, fundamentally on the part of those gathering. Second, there has been very significant sustained investment in Knocknaheeny and in the north side across housing, health and so on. There is a great community there.

A brilliant community.

We need to promote what is a great community. I have been there a lot, as the Deputy knows. There are great schools there and great community endeavour and spirit. At various times in the history of the city, we have had different outbreaks at different times. The best way to get at it was through on-the-ground community interventions, at which the Garda has, historically, been very good. More community gardaí, which some in the higher echelons do not agree with-----

Only five gardaí were present.

I will talk to the Garda, get a report and get back to the Deputy.