Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

If it should not be there in English, it should not be there in Irish either. This was added to the legislation just before Christmas last year with no analysis to justify its merits or how effective the measure would be. It is important to point out that no other country in the world has introduced mandatory cancer warnings on alcohol products and this will put us completely out of step with the rest of the European Union and the world. This is promised at a time when our beer and whiskey sectors are starting to show promising growth.

There is a brewery in Dingle and approximately 100 microbreweries in Ireland, along with 18 whiskey distilleries. There is a very important facility on the Muckross road in Killarney, the Killarney Brewing Company. How will these people manage if a third of the label must have a warning? This is ridiculous.

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