Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

After such a long examination of the detail of the witnesses’ case, we have come full circle and Senator Crown has now reflected on something I argued for at the outset. I am not going to labour the point but it will be a missed opportunity to use the additional revenue for good and required purposes, particularly focused on the victims of alcohol abuse. That sadly will continue. We need to be mindful of that and I do not want to see the opportunity missed but it would appear from the draft legislation that course will not be taken.