The abuse of alcohol can no longer be "dismissed" as a problem suffered by a minority of drinkers, according to Alex White, the junior health minister.
He declined to say when exactly promised legislation on alcohol would be published, but did confirm that a committee on alcohol advertising and sponsorship would report by year’s end.
Mr White, who has responsibility for the Government’s alcohol strategy, was responding to the findings of a household survey conducted by the Health Research Board.
It found that more than half of Irish drinkers — almost 1.4m people — consume alcohol in a “harmful” manner. However, 98% described themselves as “light or moderate drinkers”.
Source: Cormac O'Keeffe, Irish Examiner, 27/06/14
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