Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What message will we be sending from this Chamber if we are seen to be rushing through legislation to enable people to drink more alcohol, while the Bill to deal with the crisis in alcohol consumption in this country has disappeared? It has disappeared because of difficulties within Fine Gael and we must be very clear about that. I have a very simple request to make. I ask the Leader to confirm that the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will be reintroduced before we proceed with the Bill from Senator Lawless so that the country can see where our priorities lie. We should be tackling the crisis in alcohol before we license for further sales of same.