Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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900. To ask the Minister for Health when minimum unit pricing will be implemented as prescribed in the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018. [21340/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The introduction of minimum unit pricing of alcohol products is currently subject to a Government Decision which envisaged that it would be introduced in Northern Ireland and in the Republic simultaneously.

Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann recently set out that he and his Department do not have capacity to implement minimum unit pricing in Northern Ireland during his mandate. On that basis I intend to explore alternative approaches to the introduction here of this very important public health measure.