Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

Last week, I had a gut feeling that there would be trouble at the march in Dublin on Saturday. I did not raise the matter in the House because of the sensitive nature of the planned march. I also have a gut feeling about the St. Patrick's Day parade. There are many young little monsters and anarchists out there. I support Senator Brian Hayes's call to ban off-licence sales of alcohol on St. Patrick's Day. We must ensure that gardaí receive every support from us. A precedent has been set in this respect and we need to address the matter.