Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Engagement with Institute of Public Health

2:00 am

Ms Suzanne Costello:

A public health example of that would be the difference between the low-risk drinking guidelines in Northern Ireland and Ireland. There is work going on to review the low-risk drinking guidelines in Ireland. The UK undertook substantial work on the low-risk drinking guidelines a number of years ago and there is quite a difference between the two jurisdictions. That issue was raised with us by people working in addiction treatment. It can be problematic for people supporting those in addiction. We will await the outcome of the review that HIQA is undertaking.

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