Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2003
Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage.
On the issue of young people, I agree to a degree with Senator O'Toole. Our young people are not that bad, but they have more money and fewer inhibitions than was the case before. I have seen no sign of excessive drinking harming them in the short term, but the scale of the drinking most of them indulge in will, by their late 20s and early 30s, do them serious physical harm and hurt society. We have a certain obligation in this regard.
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