Gardaí are very concerned over politicians safety on foot of protests outside leading politicians' homes.
There is a joint review underway between Gardaí and the Department of Justice looking at this issue.
Doireann Ansbro, head of legal and policy with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Senator Malcolm Byrne and Daniel McConnell, political editor, Irish Examiner joined the last Word to discuss.
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