Seanad debates

Wednesday, 18 June 2003

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

I ask the Minister to consider the matter of the 100 metre limit which seems to be fraught with difficulty. We all remember what used to be called "bona fide houses". If one could travel three miles, one could become a bona fide drinker in a ring of pubs. One could see a series of places being established 101 metres from an outlet. Will the Minister consider what has been done in the North where a local authority can declare parts of its area to be places in which it is not permissible to drink publicly? The measure has been quite effective. I commend the general thrust of the Bill and I wish the Minister well with it.

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