Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 June 2003

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

We must have workable laws. If we are saying to publicans we will close their premises if they allow people come onto their premises drunk, we cannot say at the same time that if the people concerned come from any group which would allow them to establish a prima facie case of discrimination in the equality tribunal, we will give publicans the cruel dilemma of choosing between two disasters. One disaster is having the licence attacked and pub closed, while the other is being ordered to pay compensation by a totally different tribunal which will not consider the other side of the coin.

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