Sale of alcohol Bill
Seán Ó Fearghaíl asks about the priority and publication date of the sale of alcohol Bill, defending former Minister Róisín Shortall’s work. Joan Burton says Alex White is progressing it and expects publication later this year.
On the sale, consumption and misuse of alcohol, it is widely accepted that the Minister's colleague, the former Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, did extensive work in preparing the sale of alcohol Bill. Last week in the House an attempt was made to suggest the former Minister of State's work was not as extensive as the public had been led to believe. What level of priority is the current Minister of State with responsibility for this issue, Deputy Alex White, giving to this important legislation which has quite a degree of public support?
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When might we see publication of the sale of alcohol Bill?
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The Deputy is correct when he says the former Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, worked very hard on this issue.
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That is not what the leader of the Minister's party suggested last week.
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Why did the Government not keep her?
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Her successor, the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, is working equally hard on it.
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He would want to be careful in case he is next to get the boot.
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He expects to be able to publish the legislation later this year.