Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion

Mr. Donall O'Keeffe:

No. Something like the opening of an art exhibition could run for seven or eight hours on the evening. We do not want to get into saying certain types of events are cultural. If it has the designation as a cultural premises, if it has appropriate planning permission and if it pays commercial rates partly on the basis it sells alcohol, it is fair enough. However, we remain intrigued as to how the cultural premises will be defined and how the cultural event will be defined.