Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Deputy. I appreciate the point she made. I, too, am a mother and have four children. I appreciate the concern we all have about giving the wrong message to young people.

I agree with the Deputy's point on young people drinking in the family home. This is why the steering group was set up. It will make proposals for the overall national substance misuse strategy to be incorporated into the national drugs strategy. It will be reporting to the Minister for Health and Children by the end of October 2010. The proposals will be made to the Government by the end of 2010.

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