Thomas Gould
Question:1684. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the dates of meetings of the working group formed to analyse the implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [20581/22]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
1684. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the dates of meetings of the working group formed to analyse the implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [20581/22]
View answerThe Public Health Alcohol Research Group (PHARG) is charged with ensuring that the measures implemented under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 are evaluated to assess their effectiveness in meeting the policy objectives of the legislation.
To date, the PHARG has met on the following 5 occasions: 23 January 2020; 16 July 2020; 29 October 2020; 13 April 2021; 4 November 2021. The PHARG is chaired by Professor Joe Barry, Professor of Population Health Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and its membership includes parties involved in the monitoring of similar regulatory measures in Scotland.