Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Public Order Offences from Alcohol Misuse Perspective: Discussion

12:50 pm

Professor Joe Barry:

If students are drunk, the responsibility is on the educational institution. The position will improve. It has improved but there are still horror stories in Ireland that, as the Senator said, do not happen in other countries because we have a different culture. However, some of these things are a matter for legislation and only members can address them.

With regard to cancer, gastrointestinal cancers are linked and breast cancer is very much linked to alcohol consumption.