Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if a special licence will be granted for the sale of alcohol at an organised market; if so, the process to secure such a licence; the number of such licences granted in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28144/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department understands that casual trading which is the selling of goods in public places is governed by the Casual Trading Act, 1995. Under that Act the regulation of casual trading is the responsibility of the local authority in whose functional area the trading takes place. Local authorities regulate casual trading under bye laws issued by them under the Act.

I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that there are no special licences for the sale of alcohol at open markets e.g. farmers markets; indeed the sale of alcohol at such markets is not permitted. It is a matter for An Garda Síochána to monitor such markets for the sale of alcohol generally and the issue of control of sale including the selling of alcohol to minors etc.

If of course the Deputy is referring to a special event, e.g. a summer festival, the holder of a publicans licence may apply through the District Court to have their licence extended to cover a particular occasion.