Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups
11:00 am
Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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I assume Mr. O'Keeffe is aware of the concept of elasticity of demand. Does he accept that it is indisputable that the availability of very cheap alcohol in off-licences is directly linked to over-consumption, particularly by young people but also by people generally?