Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. I commend him on his efforts in terms of what he is trying to achieve by way of the introduction of this Bill. Based on all of the contributions to date, nobody here has an issue with what he is trying to achieve, which is to reduce the consumption of alcohol where possible.

In a previous existence I worked in an area where I saw first-hand the ills of over-consumption and addiction to alcohol. It leaves a lasting impression upon one. I would hazard a guess that there is not a family in this country that has not been touched by over-consumption and addiction to alcohol and the horrors that come with that.