Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

The current licensing system came into place on foot of legislation introduced by the Government. The Opposition cannot be blamed for the current position. To introduce crude and rushed legislation in an attempt to deal with some perceived ill such as, for example, public order offences is not the way to proceed. I strongly object to the Minister of State's suggestion that all the Opposition amendments were tabled at the behest of a specific lobby group. Members have tabled a range of different amendments which relate to the concerns of the people who will be affected by the legislation. I ask the Minister of State to withdraw the remark he made.