Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 January 2013
210. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health the number of submissions made to him by the alcoholic drinks industry and the off licence trade in regard to addressing the problem of underage and binge drinking; if he will provide links to these submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2152/13]
View answerThe National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group received three submissions from the drinks industry. The submissions were made as part of the Group's consultation process on the misuse of alcohol. I will arrange for copies of these to be sent to the Deputy. In addition, representatives of the drinks industry submitted two minority reports when the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group report was published; these can be viewed on the Department's website at www.doh.ie: Minority Report by Mature Enjoyment of Alcohol in Society Limited & Minority report by the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland. Since then my Department has received correspondence from various representative organisations of the drinks industry, some of which refer to alcohol misuse in general.
