Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

Councillor Michael Fitzgerald.

I am convinced that people will adapt, as they have to other changes. It is not the case that one can only drink alcohol in a pub; one can drink tea, coffee, minerals and non-alcoholic beers. Much of the downturn in the trade has to do with other economic factors, the fact that there is a sharp recession and, in some cases, the fact that there has not been sufficiently sharp pricing. That is a debate for another day. I congratulate the Minister on the Public Transport Regulation Bill and look forward to the debate on the Bill he has just published.

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