Dáil
‹ Order of Business Public health alcohol Bill
Summary
Deputy Mitchell O’Connor asks when the public health (alcohol) Bill will be introduced, citing the burden of alcohol-related illness; the Tánaiste expects it before the Dáil by year-end.
Given what was said here this morning about additional financial resources being needed for the health system, when will the public health (alcohol) Bill be brought to the House? I understand from the Oireachtas health committee, two of whose members are present on the Opposition benches, that over 2,000 patients with alcohol-related illnesses take up beds each night.
