Limits may be put on amount of alcohol people can buy, minister says

Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan said that the “uncontrolled” consumption of alcohol at house parties was part of the problem and the issue of off licences needed to be “put in the mix” by Nphet and the Government. File Picture

A Government minister has warned that limiting off-licence opening hours and the volumes of alcohol people can buy could be looked at as part of efforts to halt the spread of Covid-19.

Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan says that the opening hours of off-licences, and the purchase amounts need to be examined because "the consumption of alcohol is a large part of the problem with the transmission of the virus."