The Government will not accept any further amendment to controversial legislation to deal with Ireland’s alcohol crisis when debate starts in the Dáil on Tuesday.
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill took two years to get through the Seanad after intense lobbying on each of its four main provisions – the introduction of minimum unit pricing; structural segregation of alcohol from other products in supermarkets and retail outlets; detailed labelling requirements including health warnings, calorie and alcohol content; and restrictions on advertising and promotions.
The Department of Health has already referred the Bill to the European Commission for observation after it introduced changes to the legislation. The commission must be alerted if significant amendments are made to the Bill that could affect competition.
The legislation now provides for a broadcasting watershed, which means no alcohol advertising can be aired before 9pm
Source: Marie O'Halloran, The Irish Times, 05/02/18
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