The new laws have been in effect for two weeks.
As well as the 34 arrests, Gardaí noted that 405 other interactions with the public that began as"potential breaches of the regulations" resulted in"incidents" covered by legislation offences such as public order, assault, road traffic, and drugs. Details of the arrests and incidents were included in an update from An Garda Síochána on Tuesday regarding its use of emergency powers, which have now been in effect for two weeks.
"During this time, Gardaí have interacted with hundreds of thousands of people. The vast majority were adhering to the public health guidelines," a statement read.
Not the 100 or so protestors at the four courts, no arrests made, no gardai there yet they have time to move on a small protest of debenhams workers who lost their job.