Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned that the commission will take on board legislation. However, this is legislation. We want this to become some of the legislation the commission takes on board rather than the alcohol Act that was not designed for the online space as we have outlined, and indeed other provisions such as the EU directive which do not address this issue of online marketing. While accepting that public health advice is important, one of the things the commission will take on board is legislation which is why we wanted the legislation to send a signal as we prepare for Report Stage. We cannot outsource our responsibility as legislators solely to future public health advice. There is new legislation all the time. We co-create it and we should ensure it does what it needs to do.