Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is the point I take issue with. The Minister has now said she will bring forward primary legislation. Let us bear in mind, shortly before said she was going to bring forward primary legislation, she was tweeting that it was not necessary. This kind of shambolic carry-on is driving business owners and workers up the wall. My time is limited so I want to be very clear. Is Ms Farrelly confident that without primary legislation, people can serve alcohol, not in their own private spaces because I know that is covered by section 254, but in the public realm? Is she confident that without having to exercise discretion, members of the Garda can leave people alone so long as there are no public order incidents and that the people in Skerries, Balbriggan, Swords, Rush, Lusk or wherever they happen to be can have a glass of wine with their pizza or a pint or whatever in the public spaces specifically?