Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

No, it is not agreed. Some 52 amendments are tabled to the Bill, one of which deals with sequential or tiered opening hours, which is a cause of great concern to people. Every Deputy from all sides of the House and none has a view on this. The use and abuse of alcohol and the difficulties it causes socially and for families and the persons themselves is of great importance to everybody. It is not right that the debate on this Bill should be guillotined in this fashion. Some 52 amendments have been tabled to it and I object to the proposal by the Government to guillotine the debate on the Bill in this way.

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