Results for "oireachtas health committee"

16.5% of all cigarettes consumed in 2015 were illiegal

CSNA full response to Department of Health public consultation

19 Jan The CSNA's comprehensive response to public consultation on legislation surrounding tobacco and NMNDS sales

Examples of plain packaging used in Australia

Retailers disappointed by Health Committee report on plain packaging

7 Apr 'Legitimate concerns of shop owners discarded' in rush to introduce plain packaging policy, says NFRN

Oireachtas committee recommends against alcohol ban in sports

2 Jul Report says alcohol sponsorship ban would hurt sports industry

Roisin Shortall argued that there can be "no room for equivocation" by Government and that no punches would be pulled when the action plan was finally published.

‘Robust set of measures to tackle alcohol abuse’ in forthcoming Public Health Bill

26 Mar The Minister of State with responsibility for Primary Care Roisin Shortall’s commitment to bring forward a public health bill to address the...

Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children Chairman Jerry Buttimer - “It is the Committee’s belief that there is no single measure which will solve the problem of alcohol misuse”.

Health Committee discusses substance misuse strategy with Róisin Shortall

15 Mar Minister of State with responsibility for primary care Roisin Shortall TD today attends the meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and...

“The report hopes to bring about a change in attitudes towards the misuse of alcohol," said Chairman Jerry Buttimer.

Oireachtas Committee advocates ban on discount alcohol advertising

26 Jan A ban on all retail advertising relating to the discounting of alcoholic products, a ban on the advertisement of alcoholic products on tv before 9pm...

“To date, we have heard some worrying facts and figures and are concerned with the marked increase in the levels of alcohol use in our young people" - Committee Chairman Jerry Buttimer.

Oireachtas Committee concludes examining alcohol effects this week

14 Dec The Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children will conclude its examination of the effects of alcohol marketing on young people with a number of...

“Across Ireland, we see evidence of alcohol being sold in stores beside confectionery, snacks and magazines which is a direct target on young people. The newspapers are awash with cut-price and volume deals of alcohol as the large retailers use alcohol to compete for their grocery market share." - NOffLA Chairperson Evelyn Jones.

Oireachtas Chairman calls for end to VAT refunds on below-cost alcohol

5 Dec A recent presentation by the National Off-Licence Association has caused The Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children Jerry...

Over the coming weeks the Committee will continue to focus and prioritise the issues of alcohol use, marketing and pricing. At the end of this period it is our intention to prepare a comprehensive report on our deliberations.

ABFI addresses Health Committee

11 Nov The Committee on Health and Children continued its examination of the effects of alcohol marketing on young people when it met with a selection of...

RVI calls on the Government to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of Vape Ban Bill

30 May Government decision to bypass pre-legislative scrutiny risks devastating small businesses and driving adults back to smoking, warns Ireland’s...

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