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

We started out with good intentions to prevent underage drinking and we were hoping that the minimum unit pricing would have a positive effect on that but we have gone totally off the wall with this. It is ridiculous. That is not to say that there are not issues to be addressed but this is not the way to do it. There are strict codes in place on how alcohol is advertised and marketed. EUROSTAT, in its 2017 report, identified that the cost of alcohol in Ireland is the highest in the European Union based on consumer price levels. The Government is going away from the point with this cancer label and it will affect our tourism economy because people dread cancer. We go to so many funerals and meet so many people who have lost family members-----

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