Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

I am a parent of six young adults. Like most parents, I like to think my children are young angels but, having six of them aged between 19 and 29, I have seen some things over the years that would make the hair on Deputies' heads stand on end, if they had any. Young people are very inventive and excessive drinking is a problem not just among children, but young adults.

I was working on the door of a local disco approximately a year ago.

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