366. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 has been extended; if not, if he plans to extend the Act, to provide for the licensing of alcohol consumption in outdoor seating areas located on public property that is abutting, adjoining, or remote and freestanding on public roads; if so, the specific legal provisions that now apply to such areas; in circumstances in which alcohol is conveyed from a licensed premises across an unlicensed public footpath or other public space to reach such an area; the legal basis that permits this movement; the way in which compliance with existing liquor legislation and the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 will be ensured, particularly where children may be present; the way in which these areas are mapped and recorded in the annual licensing court process; the way in which public participation will be facilitated on a yearly basis given that these authorisations are described as temporary; the way in which the granting of street furniture licences that allow private commercial use of public land is reconciled with existing licensing law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68549/25]

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366. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 has been extended; if not, if he plans to extend the Act, to provide for the licensing of alcohol consumption in outdoor seating areas located on public property that is abutting, adjoining, or remote and freestanding on public roads; if so, the specific legal provisions that now apply to such areas; in circumstances in which alcohol is conveyed from a licensed premises across an unlicensed public footpath or other public space to reach such an area; the legal basis that permits this movement; the way in which compliance with existing liquor legislation and the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 will be ensured, particularly where children may be present; the way in which these areas are mapped and recorded in the annual licensing court process; the way in which public participation will be facilitated on a yearly basis given that these authorisations are described as temporary; the way in which the granting of street furniture licences that allow private commercial use of public land is reconciled with existing licensing law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68549/25]

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