Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

From the reply, I gather that the Minister of State does not agree with the Taoiseach and believes the suggestion is impractical. As gardaí may enter public houses for the purposes of inspecting compliance with licensing laws, why would this provision not be extended to permit gardaí to enter such premises to inspect suspected offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act? Allow me to give the Minister of State another opportunity to say whether the Taoiseach was talking off the top of his head when he said gardaí should raid house parties. Perhaps they should, but would it be practical? I did not ask the Minister of State about whether gardaí should raid public houses or public places, I asked about private house parties.

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