Results 9,661-9,680 of 12,755 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 7:In page 10, line 5, after "20(1)," to insert "21(4),".

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 8:In page 12, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: "(d) data from health services relating to alcohol related presentations at health facilities,". The amendment relates to the collating of data with regard to alcohol related presentations at health facilities. It is important that we record the harm caused by alcohol consumption and also the impact of it...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: This is an important amendment. Without sufficient data, the purpose of the Bill will not be fulfilled. We cannot ignore the fact that three deaths per day and 1,500 hospital bed nights are alcohol related.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: As stated by Deputy Donnelly, this is a sensible proposal which seeks to enhance the availability of information. If we are to move forward in terms of public health we need to be cognisant of exactly what it is we are talking about. There is a cost to our health service from alcohol harm and this should be quantified.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: In principle, obviously, we are supportive of the measures. I am making my remarks less out of concern for the producers, as echoed by others, and more out of concern for the message. It is vital that the label conveys the message. My fear is that in a bilingual context the print would shrink to the point where the message would be lost. We absolutely support bilingual labelling in all of...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: In terms of labelling, it is regrettable what we read in the newspapers about the suggestion that the inclusion of the reference to cancer would not go ahead. We could be here all day discussing the links, which are established. This is a serious public health issue. As a committee we need to send a very clear message with regard to labelling. I am happy at this stage that we can proceed...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: That amendment would be brilliant if the alcohol being sold on the air side of security was somehow different from the alcohol sold elsewhere but it is not. If we are going to take our obligations seriously, we need to back labelling and warnings, no matter where the alcohol is being sold. There is no difference between a unit of alcohol sold other than air side versus that sold on the air...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Regarding the concerns raised by Deputy Durkan about labelling, I have also discussed this matter with people from the industry. They already have a requirement to label different products for different markets, so I am not sure this would be as onerous as we imagine. Equally, those from outside the State who wish to sell in the State will have to comply with our rules, however that...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: When it is proposed that the regulations will be completed? Are they being worked on? Perhaps the Minister can give us an indicative timeline.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Are the regulations being worked on at the moment?

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: It will not be done until the end.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 26:In page 19, to delete lines 10 to 27 and substitute the following:"14. (1) Advertising, indirect advertising and other sales promotion of an alcohol product is prohibited if it is carried out or aimed at the general public in public places.". The proposed amendments are in the spirit of this Bill. It is not just a public health measure but also a child protection...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: If we are serious about this being a child protection measure as well as a public health measure, we need to consider these issues. Deputy Donnelly makes a good point about football matches. We cannot protect children from advertising when they are looking out the windows of cars or when they are on a walk.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: We should do our best though.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The proposal is we would do our best within a 200 m limit. That is fine but at 201 m, we have a problem. If we can do it within a fixed limit, we should be capable of trying to do it.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 28:In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"Prohibition of Sports Sponsorship 15. (1) Alcohol sponsorship will be phased out by 31st December 2023.(2) In this section—"sponsorship" means any form of public or private contribution to any sports event, sports area, association or person with the aim or direct or indirect effect of promoting an...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: It is not true to say there is no evidence. The evidence is there. The steering group on a national substance abuse strategy found that there was evidence and the GAA has moved to ban gambling sponsorship. Clearly, therefore, there is evidence to support this as a proportionate measure. If we are to discuss issues of child protection, we need to discuss with what children being exposed to...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: On the basis of the discussion we have had, I am happy to withdraw the amendment, but I reserve the right to resubmit it at a later stage.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 30:In page 22, to delete lines 15 to 18 and substitute the following:“(2) A person shall not broadcast, or cause to be broadcast, an advertisement for an alcohol product on a sound broadcasting service between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m.”.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 31:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“Advertising on the Internet 21.(1) A person shall not advertise, or cause to be advertised, an alcohol product by means of an information society service unless all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the advertising cannot be viewed by children. (2) In determining whether a person has taken...