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‹ Order of Business Minimum alcohol pricing legislation
Summary
A Deputy asks when minimum alcohol pricing legislation will be published; the Taoiseach says it is expected later in the year after further Cabinet sub-committee consideration.
In the context of minimum pricing legislation, there was a misuse strategy in place which recommended minimum pricing of alcohol. When will legislation to implement the strategy be published?
Comment on this
A good deal of work has been done on this issue. The minimum pricing legislation will be introduced later in the year. The Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, has done extensive work on the issues surrounding the alcohol debate in general and will bring recommendations to the Cabinet sub-committee in the next few weeks.