Madam, - The speed and decisiveness of the Fine Gael leader's handling of the smoking affair in the Dáil bar is to be commended. The outrageous arrogance of Mr John Deasy TD is breathtaking. As a member of the Oireachtas with responsibility for justice in a possible alternative government, his actions are both astounding and ignorant. To treat bar staff in the Dáil in such a dismissive manner is beneath contempt.
It is my understanding that there is a substantial monetary penalty upon conviction for smoking in a non-designated area, so I await Mr Deasy's prosecution for blatantly breaking the law, or does parliamentary privilege extend to the Dáil's watering hole? - Yours, etc.,
TOM COOPER,
Delaford Lawn,
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Knocklyon,
Dublin.