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Seanad: Alcohol Pricing: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to share time with Senator O'Keeffe.

Seanad: Alcohol Pricing: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State. We are grateful to her for expressing such a strong commitment to taking action on this issue, about which there is a great deal of concern, which concern has been expressed across the House. I commend Senator Noone and the Fine Gael group for tabling the motion. We all support Senator Barrett's call for an evidence-based policy on tackling alcohol abuse....

Seanad: Alcohol Pricing: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is very difficult to legislate in respect of such situations. I am also concerned that paternalistic laws of the sort we have had in the past have not had the effect of reducing consumption, lessening the harm caused to people or bringing down the level of abuse. People have tended to binge drink because they see closing time as being imminent. Restricting opening hours can sometimes...

Seanad: Alcohol Pricing: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Róisín Shortall, to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Others from that side could withdraw comments.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: No decision has been made.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: No decision has been taken.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, I once again ask the Senator to withdraw the use of such language. It is unparliamentary. I already have taken up this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: All of them.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Who is doing him down?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I raise a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh. I was rising in any case on a point of order, to ask Senator O'Brien to withdraw the word "lie"-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----which is utterly unjustified and unwarranted.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is unparliamentary, unjustified and untrue. The Minister-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I listened to Senator O'Brien.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: There was no lie.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I am afraid a pattern is emerging. I do Senator O'Brien the courtesy of listening to his outrageous attacks on different individuals. I listened to him making an outrageous assertion that the Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, lied. He has not lied. I ask Senator O'Brien to withdraw that very serious and untrue allegation.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: As Senator O'Brien is well aware, no decision has been yet been taken at Cabinet.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Nobody has lied. Yes, Deputy Quinn signed the pledge and I signed it. I think most Members of this House signed it.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Let us not forget that under Senator O'Brien's Government registration fees were increased in successive years during boom times-----