Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to discuss the question of the sponsorship of sporting events by the alcohol industry with the aim of phasing it out. [20404/08]

Mary Wallace (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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In April of this year the Government decided to establish a Working Group to consider how the commitment in the Programme for Government is to be delivered. This Working Group will be established by my Department following consultation with other relevant Government Departments. On the basis of existing voluntary codes of practice, the Irish alcohol industry may not sponsor any sporting competitions, leagues, events or competitors where such events are designated specifically for participants under 18 years of age. I expect to launch Revised Voluntary Codes on Alcohol Advertising and Sponsorship shortly.