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Wednesday 5th May 2021
Minister of Health, Minister of State and Tánaiste mark decision to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol
Today (Weds 5 May), Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar mark the decision by Cabinet to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol.
A minimum unit price of 10c per gram of alcohol is provided for in section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. Minimum unit pricing will set a floor price beneath which alcohol cannot legally be sold and will target products that are cheap relative to their strength. The minimum price is determined by and is directly proportionate to the amount of pure alcohol in the drink.
The right thing to do - Ministers agree to minimum price alcohol laws
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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar have responded to the decision of Cabinet to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol.
A minimum unit price of 10c per gram of alcohol is provided for in section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. Minimum unit pricing will set a floor price beneath which alcohol cannot legally be sold and will target products that are cheap relative to their strength. The minimum price is determined by and is directly proportionate to the amount of pure alcohol in the drink. It will mean an increase at the point of sale for consumers in most instances.
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Minister of Health, Minister of State and Tánaiste mark decision to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol
Today (Wednesday 5 May), Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar mark the decision by Cabinet to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol.
A minimum unit price of 10c per gram of alcohol is provided for in section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. Minimum unit pricing will set a floor price beneath which alcohol cannot legally be sold and will target products that are cheap relative to their strength. The minimum price is determined by and is directly proportionate to the amount of pure alcohol in the drink.
Minimum unit pricing would see alcohol in Ireland cost almost double NI prices, industry group warns
Drinks Ireland says Irish businesses close to the border would be those most-heavily impacted by the early introduction of MUP in Ireland
Director of Drinks Ireland, Patricia Callan says that while the drinks industry is in favour of tackling the sale of cheap alcohol to reduce its misuse, a move to MUP isn’t warranted at present. File Picture
Sun, 02 May, 2021 - 21:07
Steven Heaney
The introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Ireland before Northern Ireland would see the price of some beers and spirits here cost almost twice as much in the North, a drinks representative group has warned.
When does Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol start in Ireland? Details as Government approves measure
The minimum price for a 500ml can of lager will be €1.70, while a pub measure of spirits will be at least €1.12
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