Asylum seekers pitch over 70 tents alongside Dublin's Grand Canal

Maria Walsh from Fine Gael, Michelle Gildernew from Sinn Fein, Independent Luke Ming Flanagan, Pauline O’Reilly of the Green Party, and Peadar Toibin of Aontu.

RTÉ Correspondent David Murphy

RTÉ Reporter Gavin O'Callaghan, Western Correspondent with the Irish Independent Eavan Murray, and Political Scientist at the University of Galway Professor Brendan Flynn

Billy Kelleher from Fianna Fail, John Mullins from Fine Gael, Independent Michael McNamara, Susan Doyle from the Social Democrats and Cian Prendevile from People Before Profit

Bel Trew, the UK Independent's Chief International Correspondent

RTÉ Reporter Gavan O'Callaghan, UCC Political Scientist Dr Theresa Reidy, and journalist with the Irish Examiner Liz Dunphy

Our reporter Laura Fletcher & Lucky Kambule, Founder of the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland.

Dr. Kathryn Simpson, Associate Professor of Politics at Keele University in the UK.

Our reporter Gavin O'Callaghan & Stephen McEvoy of Clonmel Fire Station.

James O'Connor, a Fianna Fáil TD and member of both the Transport and Public Accounts Committees.