Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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1580. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish a dedicated office for alcohol in her Department to drive policy development and input into cross-departmental policy; if not, her views on this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11037/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I have no plans to establish an office for alcohol in my Department. My focus is as set out in our Programme for Government which is to continue to tackle harmful alcohol consumption through effective regulation.