Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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741. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the implementation of the broadcast watershed given that it has been four years since the passage of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018 (details supplied); and if he will provide the details of the work that his Department is undertaking to ensure that this measure is implemented without further delay. [58069/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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26 of the 31 sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act have been commenced since its enactment in 2018, including such significant measures as section 11 on Minimum unit pricing and section 22 on the separation and visibility of alcohol products in mixed retail outlets.

Of the remaining sections, necessary draft regulations under section 12 of the Act on the labelling of alcohol products have been developed and are currently undergoing an assessment process with the European Commission.

Draft regulations under section 13 of the Act on the content of advertisements are also currently being developed with the Office of the Attorney General.

Section 19 on a Broadcast Watershed requires further consultation with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Environmental Health Service of the HSE in relation to the enforcement of this provision. It is my intention to commence section 19 as soon those consultations are complete.