Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1074. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in introducing legislative measures concerning minimum unit pricing for alcohol; and the level of engagement between his Department and the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to legislative measures regarding the sale of alcohol. [34218/14]
View answerThe Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These measures are based on the recommendations contained in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy, 2012. The package of measures to be implemented will include provision for minimum unit pricing, regulation of the marketing and advertising of alcohol, regulation of sports sponsorship, structural separation of alcohol from other products in mixed trading outlets and labelling of alcohol products. Work on developing a framework for the necessary Department of Health legislation is continuing and is hoped to publish a General Scheme of a Bill in the Autumn.
My Department and the Department of Justice and Equality are engaging on a regular basis on alcohol control measures being taken by the respective Departments.
