Limerick East): I am aware of public concern with regard to the sale of alcoholic fruit drinks. Evidence available from UK-based research indicates that such drinks are particularly popular with underage drinkers. I indicated to the House last November that, whereas the national alcohol policy does not make specific reference to these drinks, it does contain proposals for a range of initiatives to tackle, inter alia, underage drinking. I am concerned, therefore, to ensure that we put in place a broad range of strategies to discourage underage drinking. The actions proposed in the national alcohol policy include: initiatives with youth in the formal and non-formal education sectors; development of the role of parents in helping their children to adopt sensible and responsible attitudes and behaviours in relation to alcohol and facilitation by the Department of Justice of the identity card scheme.