Seanad debates

Wednesday, 18 June 2003

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

The interpretation of "a reasonable apprehension that the person might endanger himself or herself or any other person" does not go far enough. A person could be utterly incapable, in the original definition of the words "drunk" and "incapable". The word "incapable" is important. A person in charge of a bar might decide that a person is not doing any harm to anybody but he or she might be utterly incapable. I think that word could be usefully added to the definition. It could fit. We would then have the words "a reasonable apprehension that the person is incapable and might endanger himself or herself". Will the Minister consider this?

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