Government has no plans to raise minimum unit price for alcohol

Measure was first introduced in 2022 in a bid to reduce serious illness and death from alcohol consumption

Minimum unit pricing has been criticised for penalising customers in Ireland. 

The Government has no plans to increase the minimum unit price for alcohol, as the health minister awaits the findings of a review into the measure.

Minimum unit pricing, which sets a floor price for alcohol under which retailers cannot charge, was first introduced in January 2022, with officials describing it as a health measure to reduce serious illness and death from alcohol consumption.