Very much appreciate the opportunity to engage with Green Party Ireland members at Convention. Discussing our ideas on an Office for Alcohol Harm Reduction to drive policy in this area. Cllr. Dan Boyle/An Comhairleoir Dónal Ó Baoill Eamon Ryan

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All of this and more on tomorrow morning's Kildare Today programme from 9am!
AlcoholActionIreland Drinks Ireland Cllr Mark Leigh🇪🇺🌹🇮🇪

Great to see this news from Scotland. As pointed out by HealthResearchBoard - evidence shows that MUP is most effective in combination with a suite of other recommendations within the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 and when it is adjusted in line with inflation.

You can enjoy a drink and still legitimately worry about a friend's drinking, or our country's level of drinking.

Evidence shows alcohol's harms, including cancer. As well as warnings, we need more alternatives to pubs.

rte.ie/news/2024/0417… RTÉ AlcoholActionIreland HealthResearchBoard

Density of alcohol outlets has close relationship with alcohol harm. Cap should be placed on density. Something which could be included in #SaleofAlcoholBill , rather than an increase in licenses as proposed in Bill. Health Impact Assessment of Bill could provide valuable insight.

Action required: 'A further consideration is online alcohol advertising, which is overlooked in the legislation... no one could have foreseen how social media and online activity would be such a fundamental part of our lives, and especially in children’s and adolescents’ lives.'

HealthResearchBoard states: 'Alcohol advertising is one of the most influential drivers of adolescent drinking, and children in particular are regularly exposed to alcohol marketing. The Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 intends to protect children as much as possible from this exposure..

Great to see the work of Silent Voices recognised in the HealthResearchBoard report -
🚨 'Experiencing parental problem alcohol use (PPAU) in the home has long been recognised as an adverse childhood experience (ACE)'

Given the heavy impact of alcohol on our health system, really important that gov does not increase this pressure by extending alcohol availability. Colm Burke TD Stephen Donnelly Simon Harris TD

Much useful data in HealthResearchBoard report. Interesting to note the increase in liver disease hospitalisations until 2021. Possibly decrease in 2022 related to introduction of Min Unit Pricing of alcohol. Important that Department of Health evaluate the impacts of alcohol policy changes.

HRB report shows alcohol remains a significant public health issue causing illness and putting pressure on our health system.

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HealthResearchBoard report on alcohol harm, drawing on reports from people attending satu following sexual assault, shows 21% of those survivors suspected alcohol or other drugs had been used by the perpetrator to facilitate the assault