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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 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....

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----because of cancer which is caused by so many different things.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I was interrupted in the middle of it-----

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----even by the Acting Chairman and that is alright too. The Government has gone away from the core of what we set out to do at the start and it has become totally ridiculous by insisting that we will have to have labels on bottles of alcohol, in pubs and in other venues.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am concerned about the damage this will do to the tourism and hospitality sectors, micro-breweries and breweries. I am proud to say that Kerry is home to some of Ireland's most reputable distilleries and craft breweries. Over the past six years, the Dingle Distillery has built up a reputation of producing some of Ireland's finest whiskey, vodka and gin. It has a world class visitor...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is going to cost companies if they have to put this labelling on their products while imported products from Scotland and so on will not have it. Do people understand what I am saying?

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: There are 6,450 people employed in the drinks and hospitality trade in County Kerry, which represents 10.5% of the total number of people employed. No other county in Ireland has a higher percentage of people employed in the drinks and hospitality sector. The drinks industry is the lifeblood of many communities. Elected representatives must do everything they can to protect those jobs and...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am very concerned by this cancer warning label.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It should not be there at all.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 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...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I will vote against it in English and in Irish.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is worth considering whether introducing cancer labels will solve our problems with harmful or underage drinking.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Bill started with minimum unit pricing.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: We are doing a pile of harm to the microbreweries.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: They should not be there in English or Irish.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: We enjoy those things in rural Ireland. Sadly, we do not have as many of them as we once had. Are we going to have a situation where gardaí could land at a Biddy ball like the priests would land at house dances long ago, coming in the front door to chase people out the back door and follow them down the road? Is that what we are going to have? This is ridiculous, to be honest. This...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: To suggest that it will be illegal to be given a free drink or for someone to make free drink available is absolutely ridiculous. Where will the Government get enough gardaí to make sure the law is followed? Gardaí certainly have enough things to do. They are very busy without sending them after people who are having a free drink. This is ridiculous. There are other issues...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I was talking about this amendment which suggests that it would be illegal for someone to be given a drink.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I have many concerns about how the Bill has progressed, because at the beginning it sought to protect youngsters from drinking too much and to stop alcohol from being too readily available at cheap prices for them. However, this Bill has gone all over the place, proposing to cover bottles with cancer warnings, among other things. This amendment would mean that people could not have a drink...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: All right.