Alcohol licensing reform
Senator Conway supports debating the Good Friday licensing Bill and broader restrictions on alcohol sales, despite exchanges over whether Government Senators will support it.
That is a matter for Mr. Downey.
I welcome Ms Caroline Byrne, who was job shadowing me today even though today is not national job shadow day. She was unable to attend on national job shadow day so I welcome her today. She is in the Public Gallery.
I do not often agree with Senator Terry Leyden but he has a point in regard to the Good Friday issue. There should be more no-alcohol days in this country, not just Christmas Day and Good Friday. We should look at restricting hours.
If the Bill proposed by my colleagues does nothing else but provide a platform for debate on reducing the hours of sale of alcohol, it will be a good one.
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I take it that it is not a Fine Gael Bill. Is it a Fine Gael Bill?
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In essence, I welcome it and look forward to the debate on it.
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Excellent. The Senator will be supporting it in the way he has supported everything else.
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It will be an interesting debate and I have no doubt that my colleague, Senator Terry Leyden, will participate in it robustly.
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I hope the Senator votes against his own colleagues.
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Senator Martin Conway will be whipped into voting for it.