Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The urgency is nonetheless obvious.

Given that much of the legislation list is aspirational if not fictional in view of the length of time remaining to the Government, can we take it that the sale of alcohol Bill will not see the light of day, particularly given the voluntary code approach being taken by the Government? Can we strike it off so that valuable time is not wasted asking about it given that the Government has no intention of introducing it?

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