Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I will be more than happy to respond. The sale of alcohol legislation will be ready early next year.

On the debate next week, there will be further discussions with the Whips on the way in which this debate will be managed and on the Order of Business preparation for next week. It is appropriate to reiterate that the Government will be meeting on Monday and Tuesday, the Minister for Finance will be in Europe at the beginning of the week and he will apprise the Government and bring forward its perspective at the debate. We are working out a four-year plan on budget and growth. The Department of Finance has provided its assessment-----

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