Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Brian Hayes raised the issue of the abandonment of the concert that was to take place on 1 May. We did not get a reason for it this morning other than that main streets in Dublin would be closed for up to nine days, an extraordinarily long time. We should have a debate on this to find out why such a decision was taken. The Senator then asked how many of the anti-terrorism measures announced after 11 September remain to be implemented.

He also raised an issue on which people have spoken previously, namely statements on alcohol abuse. This matter needs to be discussed at a short meeting under the aegis of the Cathaoirleach. The last statements on alcohol abuse were——