Alcohol misuse measures to go before Cabinet

A range of measures to tackle alcohol misuse, including minimum pricing in supermarkets, is expected to go to Cabinet immediately after being agreed by a sub-committee of ministers.

However, the decision on when a ban on alcohol sponsorship in sports should kick in will be delayed for another year following disagreement on the issue between ministers.

A working group will be set up, under the Department of the Taoiseach, to examine other sources of sponsorship to replace the €30m a year that sport groups receive from the drinks industry. It has a year to report back.