Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 June 2003

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

As the House knows, the nightclub owners have been lobbying very heavily to end the provision – we will probably deal with it later – pertaining to the drinking-up time and the entertainment they provide. The main issue is the threat they perceive to their businesses because of having to cease providing entertainment between 2.30 a.m. and 3 a.m. They would be prevented from providing unabated entertainment until 4 a.m. or 5 a.m., subject only to the provision that the last drink would, in theory, be consumed on the premises by 3 a.m. This is a separate argument and will probably have to be dealt with under another section.

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