The sale and consumption of alcohol is a serious problem in this country.

I note that. Deputy Bannon told us the same thing last week.

As far back as 2002, when I was a member of the Midland Health Board, the strategic task force published its report and recommended an outright ban on alcohol advertising. We have the largest binge-drinking population in Europe, something we cannot be proud of.

That is all very interesting, but this is the Order of Business.

We will get Deputy Bannon the number of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Hardly a week goes by without a number of fatalities and murders occurring in our country.

I appreciate all that, but-----

When will we have the sale of alcohol Bill? It is important that it be brought forward.

We got there at long last. When is the sale of alcohol Bill due?

The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy White, is concluding his work on this. We are a while away from publication yet.

He is getting great support from Fine Gael - not.