Written answers

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Department of Health

Alcohol Advertising

Photo of Emer HigginsEmer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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1535. To ask the Minister for Health if a licensed premises or manufacturer who is currently using public roads and footpaths to accommodate outdoor dining can legally display alcohol advertisements on these public roads and footpaths. [34016/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The application and enforcement of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act in relation to alcohol advertisements is a matter for the Environmental Health Service of the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

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