Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

That report will have to be taken next session, since there is no more time this session. We have cleared many debates, but we will not be able to take that one.

I will ask the Minister to provide an end-of-year update on how voluntary agreements with the industry on alcohol products have worked. I do not have up-to-date information in that regard. The legislation is ready, but we said that we would hold off. I will ask the Minister to report, perhaps in an answer to a parliamentary question, on how the voluntary agreements have worked over the year, after which we will be able to assess whether we should proceed with the legislation.

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