Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will not accept the amendment. The proposed amendment removes paragraph (d) of the definition of a "specified person" to exclude, in the context of an outdoor seating area, any other person for the time being in charge of a premises. With regard to a relevant premises, a specified person means a licensee, occupier, manager or another person in charge of the premises at the time. This is important as these persons may all be given a direction by a member of An Garda Síochána where that member suspects with reasonable cause that a specified person is not complying with the Licensing Acts, the Registration of Clubs Acts, an authorisation or the provisions in this Bill insofar as they relate to an outdoor seating area. The definition of a "specified person" captures the persons in charge of a licensed premises. This definition was considered in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General and it was deemed necessary that the definition include this cohort of persons, given the offence in particular.

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