Call for new levy on alcohol to 'contribute towards the costs of alcohol-related harms'

Measures set out in the new bill include regulations to change late-night openings for pubs and nightclubs, alongside reforms to alcohol licensing rules. Picture: Johnny Green/PA

A new levy on the alcohol industry should be introduced to contribute towards dealing with addiction and other health impacts, an Oireachtas committee has recommended.

In its pre-legislative scrutiny report into the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022, the Oireachtas justice committee recommended that the Government consider introducing the new levy to “contribute towards the costs of alcohol-related harms to the State”.