Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 April 2003
Crime Levels: Statements.
There is a lack of respect for life and limb in that people are prepared to coldly perpetrate vicious crimes on individuals who have given no cause for that type of behaviour. Senator Ormonde and the Minister referred to late night drinking and the consumption of alcohol by under age people inside and outside public houses. In that regard, I welcome the report of the Commission on Liquor Licensing, which has just been published and which contains some useful provisions, particularly those dealing with the sale of alcohol and the size of premises on which alcohol is sold. It is obvious from the report that an effort is being made to limit the numbers of people who congregate in an area following the consumption of alcohol because there is no doubt that alcohol has the capacity to alter the mood of those who consume it. Notwithstanding that, people can consume alcohol to a lesser or greater degree and it does not encourage them to engage in violent behaviour. Perhaps there is an underlying problem with those who become violent following the consumption of alcohol.
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