A 50-year-old man has been charged with eight offences, including three counts of attempted murder, in connection with a multiple stabbing incident in Dublin last month.
Riad Bouchaker, of no fixed abode, appeared before Dublin District Court.
A number of people were injured in the attack on Parnell Square East on 23 November.
A five-year-old girl and a creche worker are still receiving treatment for their injuries in hospital.
Another six-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy were also hospitalised, but later discharged.
Following the incident, there were scenes of rioting across Dublin's north city centre for a number of hours.
Detective Sergeant Padraig Cleary told Dublin District Court he arrested the accused for the purpose of charge at Mountjoy Garda Station at 12.51pm this afternoon.
Det Sgt Cleary said he charged Mr Bouchaker with two counts of the attempted murder of two female children.
He made no reply to the first charge, while in response to the second charge, he replied: "I am a sick person."
The 50-year-old was also charged with one count of attempted murder of a male child and one count of serious harm of a care worker.
He was also charged with assault causing harm to another male child and assault causing harm to another female child, as well as the assault of a French man.
No reply was made to those charges.
The accused was also charged with the possession and production of a 36cm kitchen knife, to which he replied: "I am a sick person."
Mr Bouchaker, who was assisted by an Arabic interpreter, was dressed in a green jacket, black top, dark trousers and slippers.
He did not address the court during the brief appearance other than to indicate he did not at first understand the evidence being given by the garda witness, who was asked to restart.
Mr Bouchaker's barrister said no application for bail was being made "due to the nature of the charges".
Judge Bryan Smyth remanded Mr Bouchaker in custody to Cloverhill Prison to appear before Cloverhill District Court at 10am on 28 December via videolink.
His barrister asked for any medical attention that is required to be provided to his client.
Det Sgt Cleary said a list of medication has been provided to the medical section of Cloverhill Prison.
Mr Justice Smyth said the court recommend all necessary medical treatment.
The defence barrister also made what he described as "a little unusual" application that Mr Bouchaker’s legal team are not identified in the media, due to what he said were "concerns of the State concerning the safety of those involved with the defendant".
He said it had been agreed to by gardaí involved in the case.
The judge made an order that the defendant’s legal team are not to be named for safety reasons.
There were a number of additional gardaí, including members of the public order unit, on duty around the Criminal Courts of Justice during the hearing.
Additional reporting Paul Reynolds
