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Minister of State Roisín Shortall, today welcomed the publication of a new survey ‘Alcohol: Public Knowledge,  Attitudes and  Behaviours’. Conducted by Ipsos MRBI, the wide-ranging survey is an important indicator of Irish people’s views on the consumption, marketing and selling of alcohol. It also gauges responses to alcohol-related health and social harms.

Minister  Shortall  noted  that these findings underscore the imperative of the  work  of  the  Department  of  Health  in  seeking  to  implement  the recommendations  of  the  National  Substance  Misuse Strategy report.  The survey  found that 85% of those questioned believe that alcohol consumption in  Ireland  is  too  high  and  78%  believe  that  the  government  has a responsibility  to implement public health measures to address high alcohol consumption.

Minister  Shortall noted “We need to tackle our alcohol consumption and the harms  that  alcohol  is  responsible  for.   The  Department  of Health is developing  an  Action  Plan on Alcohol based on the recommendations of the Substance  Misuse  Strategy.   Proposals  in this regard will be brought to Government next week.” 

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You   can   download  a  copy  of  the  report  from  the  HRB  website  at