Campaigners against alcohol abuse say there is “huge concern” for the future of the Government’s plan to tackle the issue following the resignation of Róisín Shortall.
Separately, the Oireachtas Committee on Health yesterday passed an emergency motion calling on the Government to bring the Sale of Alcohol Bill before the House “as quickly as possible”.
Ms Shortall, in her role as minister of state for primary care, championed radical measures to address alcohol abuse, including minimum pricing, an end to alcohol sponsorship of sports and other cultural events by 2016, and tough regulations on advertising.
Her memo on progress on the plan is to be discussed by the Cabinet subcommittee on social policy in the next fortnight.
Source: Kitty Holland, Irish Times, 28/09/2012
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