Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2003
Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage.
We must have regard to the rights of the drinks industry and the licensed trade, while ensuring that practices that lead to excessive consumption of alcohol or that are exploitative are discouraged or prohibited. Risks to public order must be minimised, but not at the expense of basic rights and freedoms. I have been conscious of the need to strike such a balance in the proposals set out in the Bill.
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