The Lord Mayor of Dublin said the capital must always remain open, accessible and functioning for all who live and work in it.
Councillor Ray McAdam opened Dublin City Council's monthly meeting by welcoming "the restoration of normal movement across the city" and said any further engagement on the issues must take place through established channels.
"Everybody in a democracy has the right to protest and to make their voice heard, and I fully recognise that many people are under real pressure from the rising cost of living and fuel prices associated with the war in the Middle East.
"But there's also a responsibility to ensure the protest does not cross the line into bringing our capital city to a standstill or making daily life harder for the wider public. Dublin must always remain open, accessible and functioning for all who live in it, work in it and rely on us every day.
"I welcome the restoration of normal movement across the city, and I urge that any further engagement in these issues now takes place through proper dialogue and established channels."
The council also agreed a motion by Green Party Councillor Ray Cunningham to ensure minimum standards for heavy goods vehicles (HGV) that are licensed to travel in Dublin in the wake of the death of Johnny Santos, a Brazilian student who was killed in a collision with a cement truck in central Dublin earlier this month.
The motion calls for the council to require all HGVs that apply for a vehicle permit in the city in 2027 to have a minimum one star Direct Vision Standard rating, a minimum two-star rating in 2028; a minimum three-star rating in 2029; a minimum four-star rating in 2030; a minimum five-star rating from 2031 onwards and for the star rating to be calculated using the same system used for HGVs in London.
It said the death of Mr Santos "reminds us how vulnerable cyclists are, and how great a risk is posed - to cyclists and pedestrians - by heavy goods vehicles".
He said: "Other cities require heavy goods vehicles to meet design standards, ensuring that drivers can see people outside the cab. Dublin does not, and it puts people at risk every day.
"Passing this motion today gives notice to hauliers that these standards are being introduced. It means that, as they replace their fleet, they will choose vehicles that are safer for the people around them. The sooner this motion is passed, the sooner we will see improvements in the design of the HGVs on Dublin's streets."
The council's Director of Traffic, Brendan O'Brien, said the broad thrust of the motion is "really welcome", but he pointed out that the permit system only applies to five axle vehicles travelling in the city cordon from 7am to7pm, so lower axle vehicles or ones travelling through the city at night are not taken into account by the permit system.
The motion is to be referred to the council's transport committee, and Councillor Feljin Jose also asked that the mayor write to the Department of the Environment to ask why the Government's Road Safety Strategy appears to have abandoned plans to examine the Direct Vision System.
