New Zealand Government Hon Simon Power Minister of Justice 25 August 2011 Media Statement Government accepts select committee changes to alcohol bill The Government welcomes the Justice and Electoral Committee’s report on the Al
NOBODY likes being lectured about their lifestyle.
THE Government should bring in minimum prices for alcohol or raise taxes on it, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) has said.
ALCOHOL has been blamed by employers as the primary reason for 4% of short-term absence from work by their male employees and 1% by female employees, in a survey by employers’ body IBEC.
ONE euro out of every seven euro spent by the Department of Justice goes directly on dealing with alcohol-related crime, new research shows.
THE Government should
NEARLY 1,000 more people are admitted to hospital every day for drinking compared with five years ago, new research shows.
Teenagers who regularly use Facebook, Myspace and other social networking sites are much more likely to drink, smoke and use marijuana, a study of 1,000 children indicates.
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A MAJOR row erupted over the new drink-drive changes yesterday, forcing Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to hit back at claims that giving penalty points to drivers caught just over the new drink-drive limit sends out the wrong road-safety message.