Seanad debates

Wednesday, 18 June 2003

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

Section 14 substitutes a new section for section 34 of the 1988 Act. It prohibits persons under the age of 18 from the bars of licensed premises. However, under subsection (2), a licensee may permit a child, defined as a person under 15, to be present if accompanied by a parent or guardian, but not after 8 p.m. I have had discussions with a number of interested parties and I will be interested in and guided by the views of Members on the question of moving the 8 p.m. limit to 9 p.m., particularly in view of the fact that many people made the point that, on summer evenings, 9 p.m. is more reasonable.

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