David Norris (Independent)

I support what Senator Harris has said. While I may return to the issue at some future stage, I do not propose to discuss it further at this juncture.

I strongly support the appeal made by Archbishop Dermot Clifford to the GAA, as this country's principal amateur sporting organisation, to consider the possibility of removing drinks advertising from their sporting events. The archbishop has raised an important matter in the context of a body that has a positive effect on the lives of many young men and women in this country. In light of the damage caused by alcohol, the advertising of alcohol products should be banned outright. Each of the three voiceovers I have done in my lifetime has caused difficulties. I have turned down a number of opportunities to make a substantial amount of money by lending my voice and my name to the promotion of drink to young people. I will not ever do it.