Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2003
Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage.
It will not surprise the Minister to hear that the section which causes the greatest problem for me in this legislation is section 19 regarding equality legislation. Somebody said to me earlier that the Minister was looking after his own union. Effectively, this hands the issue over to the legal profession. The equality employment tribunal made the procedure informal and allowed access. The idea of somebody setting up a court case is not on. The situation is bad enough in the tribunal. I saw a case recently where there were two senior counsel, one junior counsel and a couple of solicitors involved. That was never the intention.
No comments