One of the Senators caught up in a protest outside Leinster House says yesterday's scenes were unacceptable.
The anti-austerity protest outside the Dáil descended into chaos, with one Garda getting knocked out during the scuffles.
The sit-down protest over water charges and the situation in Greece caused rush-hour traffic delays around Kildare Street
Senator Denis Landy was caught up in the protest:
Meanwhile, Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter is critical of last nights water charges protest which saw his car targetted
He says mistakes were made in the policing of the demonstration. Mr Shatter says protesters engaged in fascist thuggery and the Gardai didn't intervene at first;