Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I missed the beginning of the presentation, but I have read it. We receive lots of in-depth reports, some of which include many statistics. Many of them cost a great deal of money to put together, but I have never seen anything as comprehensive as this one, which did not cost a great deal of money to compile. It took the initiative of two very young people to establish what our drinking habits were, on which I congratulate them.

When the research was conducted and the study concluded, what was the reaction of the students and parents who had participated? Were Mr. O'Sullivan and Ms Murphy disappointed that of the 982 people who had been given the questionnaire, only 37% had responded? I might have missed it, but was there a figure for the number of parents who did not drink? Of the parents surveyed, 47% were hazardous drinkers, something that jumped off the page for me. I agree with my colleagues about the parents who were not worried that their children might drink even one pint a month. They were not at all worried that they were actually breaking the law by telling their children to do this.

This is a wonderful piece of work, for which Mr. O'Sullivan and Ms Murphy deserve every credit. I had another question, but it has slipped from my mind, which comes with age. I again thank Mr. O'Sullivan and Ms Murphy, their parents, their school and all those who participated. If my other question comes back to me, I will come back in and ask it.