Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Order of Business.
I ask the Leader to consider returning to the issue of alcohol abuse after Easter. In the commentaries that have emerged in recent weeks, a change of attitude is finally emerging in respect of people's attitude to alcohol. There is a growing concern, which has now reached the proper level, about alcohol, its effects and the intolerance towards it in our community, not only in terms of law and order and violence, but also in terms of the physical and mental health of members of the community and, in particular, the younger generation. This matter has major implications for the health service and the education system and it is one we should revisit on a regular basis. We have a role to play in reflecting people's concerns about the effect of alcohol on people of all ages and at all levels of society. I welcome what appears to be a change of attitude towards this matter.
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