Recently, there has been a great deal of media coverage of alcohol abuse. One factor that has often been pinpointed is the amount of alcohol consumed at home as opposed to in pubs. I had a brainwave. If one goes into a pub for a whiskey or a gin, one knows the exact measure. If it is small, the amount is 4 cl. A large one is twice that. At home, however, people have no such controls. How many of us when visiting someone's home have been prevailed upon to take a whiskey, only to find a naggin-full in our hands? We do not like refusing people.

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Will the Leader consider raising a suggestion with the Minister for Health? When delivering their produce to off-licences around the country, would Irish distillers be prepared to include small, single measures? It would not need to be elaborate, silver, pewter or anything else. It could be a small, cheap, plastic single measure.

Good idea.

When people have a drink or are giving guests a drink, they will know exactly how much they are pouring. If people wanted a second drink, they would be more than welcome to get one. This is a good idea. One of the cheaper scotch whiskys used to do it via a screw-off top that was actually a British measure, which was slightly smaller than ours. Perhaps Irish distillers might take up this idea. It would be good in terms of control and could encourage people to realise the dangers of pouring large amounts of liquor at home. Naturally, the best place to drink is in the pub.

Good on Senator O'Sullivan.

Well said.