Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

It is also important to remember that many people in Ireland go out drinking not just to have a good time but to get drunk. This is the difference between the continental environment for alcohol and the environment in Britain and Ireland. Senator White tried to suggest that the example I cited from Britain is neutral but it is anything but. The view of the British Home Office on this is definitive as it refers to already unacceptable levels of anti-social behaviour and irresponsible use of alcohol that have not been changed by later drinking times.