Seanad debates
Wednesday, 7 May 2003
Licensing of Indoor Events Bill 2001: Committee and Remaining Stages.
It is all about safety, particularly with regard to persons attending events. We have seen catastrophes in the past and we never want to see similar situations anywhere. I see a Senator present who was at one of those fiascos. We want to remove the possibility of such disasters from society. As legislators we have a duty of care to our community, and safety procedures for the protection of people are of paramount importance. They should be left in the hands of particular officers, and it would copperfasten rather than alter the legislation to insert the amendment. Perhaps the Minister of State, whom I know for some time, would take this amendment on board.
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