Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will have to leave shortly, as I am due in the Seanad to move a matter. I note what has been said and will take into consideration all the viewpoints. There seems to be an issue about the labelling of products. I cannot envisage customers demanding the calorific or gram content of a pint of beer at midnight in a pub and I do not know if that is a huge issue. It is a positive move and I do not see it placing a major burden on pubs. The drinks industry can provide such labelling in the same way it provides free beer mats and so on. Perhaps the information could be put on beer mats, although it probably would put people off their drink.

Previously, in a different role, I dealt with the issue of light alcohol. I missed some of the submissions and this may have been mentioned. Has the labelling of light alcohol ever been addressed? Many years ago, there was a debate about whether such products were light in alcohol or in calories. Does that issue come up? If so, does it need to be addressed?