Seán Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank Deputies Jim O'Keeffe and English for tabling this motion which gives us an opportunity to discuss and tease out the details of the proposed liquor licensing Bill. The proposed Bill certainly shows we have in the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, a reforming Minister who is continuing with the tradition of producing excellent legislation, in the footsteps of another reforming Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, who set up the commission on liquor licensing in 2000——

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