David Norris (Independent)

It is a pity the concert is not going ahead because it would be an opportunity to show the city of Dublin. On the other hand, the works in O'Connell Street, which will make it a very fine street when it is finished, are not completed and there may be security problems. I did, however, have to laugh at the bregrudgery on RTE radio when somebody said it should be cancelled because it was elitist. This concert could not possibly be described as elitist because it is open to the general public.

I have some concern, as someone who lives just behind O'Connell Street, about the possible behaviour of some people after the concert. In particular, I am concerned about the licensing laws and drinking. I have got into trouble about this and the matter is sub judice, so I will not say anything about it at this stage, but I will when the matter is resolved. However, I should like to put on the record of the House that on returning down O'Connell Street from a dinner, I went into one of the supermarkets——