State plans minimum prices for alcohol

MINIMUM prices for alcohol and curbs on advertising and sponsorship are planned under a government strategy.

State plans minimum prices for alcohol
Fri, 23 Sep, 2011 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Roisín Shortall, the junior minister with responsibility for primary care, told an Oireachtas Committee yesterday the use of alcohol was a “terrible blight on society”.

Revealing the likely proposals of the forthcoming national substance misuse strategy, Ms Shortall said:

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