Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a miscellaneous provisions Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29754/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Section 17 of the recently-enacted Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 provides statutory support for Codes of Practice dealing with standards for the display, sale, supply, advertising promotion or marketing of intoxicating liquor. Such Codes may be drawn up by the Minister for Justice and Equality following appropriate consultation or, if a draft Code has been drawn up by some other body, be approved of and published by the Minister.

While breach of such a Code by a licensee will not be an offence under licensing law, failure to comply with a Code's provisions will constitute a ground on which an objection to renewal of the licence in question may be lodged. These provisions form part of the Government's strategy to promote compliance with licensing law and to combat alcohol-related harm.

My Department is currently consulting with representative bodies in the licensed trade on the drawing up of future Codes under section 17 and the matters to be covered in them.