Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

That is part of the Government process in regard to lobbying, which I understand. As I said, these companies are quite powerful and influential, not only in Government circles but also in terms of the societal aspects.

The figures around alcohol are shocking. Some 5% of all deaths in Ireland are due to alcohol-related illness, which equates to 1,600 people a year or at least four or five people a day. It is extraordinary. Has minimum unit pricing had any effect on the availability of cheaper alcohol, particularly in supermarkets?