Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has indicated that adequate resources are provided but the Fingal coastline is unique in that it contains several major beach and harbour resorts in close proximity to heavily populated areas. Social media is a new factor in that an invitation can be sent to significant numbers of people to congregate in a particular place. Garda resources need to be strengthened in light of these factors.

When is it intended to bring forward further legislation on the misselling of alcohol? Will the Government bite the bullet on minimum pricing, as has been done in Scotland and when will quantity discounts be banned? Finally, will the issue of sponsorship of sports by drinks companies be addressed given that such sponsorship is mainly targeted at young people?

I ask the Minister of State to raise with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, and the Minister of State at that Department, Deputy Alan Kelly, the concerns expressed about Dublin Bus and Irish Rail by Portmarnock Community Council and others, which have asked why it is not possible to prevent people from transporting large quantities of alcohol on buses and trains.

I would also expect Fingal County Council to arrange meetings to plan for the remainder of what I hope will be a sunny summer. My colleagues on the council, Cian O'Callaghan and Judy Dunne, are prominent in this regard.

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