Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2003
Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage.
One of the main provisions of the Bill is a bid to tackle drunkenness and excessive or binge drinking. The Bill includes revised provisions, including stronger penalties, in regard to the sale and supply of alcohol to drunk people and drunkenness in licensed premises, which I applaud. For far too long, we have tolerated drunkenness from a cultural and legal perspective. If publicans are prohibited from serving drunk people with alcohol, perhaps as a nation, we will begin to question the acceptability of getting drunk.
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