Seanad debates
Thursday, 22 May 2003
Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages.
I am not in the business of proposing draconian legislation simply to satisfy public expectations. The Bill has been before Dáil Éireann for more than a year, having been published before the last general election. To my knowledge, nobody has said it is a bad idea. The only criticism offered has been that it is too light and insignificant in present circumstances. In this context and having regard to a later amendment which has a cross-reference to the intoxicating liquor legislation, I will be publishing the heads of a Bill very shortly – in the next few days – if approved by Government, in which I will set out its response to the report on issues relating to intoxicating liquor and the study of public order commissioned by the National Crime Council.
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