Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Senator Frank Feighan was involved in the licensed trade at one stage. He had a beautiful bar in Boyle with a very successful trade at the time.

Has the Tánaiste announced publicly that she will include the removal of the ban in an intoxicating liquor Bill to be introduced shortly? Will this be the last year people will not have the democratic right to go into a public house to have a drink with their friends on Good Friday? By the way, no one is forced to open a pub. A publican can open any day that he or she likes. If he or she feels strongly about the issue, he or she does not have to open on Good Friday. It is the publican's choice. Nor is a person forced to go in if a pub is open. A person might decide not to do so. Senator David Norris will be more familiar with it, but Lent finishes on the eve-----