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Food Labelling

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2025

Thursday, 18 December 2025

Questions (587)

Pádraig Rice

Question:

587. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to elaborate on his comments to the European Council on Agriculture and Fisheries (details supplied) that Ireland will cancel legislative public health policy, namely alcohol health information labelling; when this decision was agreed, and by whom; the reason he made these comments and not the Minister for Health; his views on whether he has overreached in making announcements in relation to Department-of-Health policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73490/25]

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Written answers

Alcohol health information labelling is a policy matter for the Minister for Health.

However, I can confirm that the Government decided on 22 July 2025 to delay the implementation of this particular measure for two years from 2026 to 2028. This has been reported widely and indeed already addressed via the parliamentary question procedure with questions directly to the relevant Minister.

I am not aware of any other changes being made to the underpinning legislation.

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