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09:35
Shock horror what?: A report carried out by the European Commission has said a higher proportion of income in Ireland is spent on alcohol than in any other European Union country. The report [also] states that Irish people are the biggest binge drinkers in the EU.
09:45
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09:46
The survey shows that we are spending three times more than any other country and ten times more than Greece.
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Young Irish people also top their table for binge drinking. The report shows 32% of 15 and 16-year-olds had binge drunk three or more times in the month.
09:48
Household alcohol spending is three times more than any European household. We spend on average €1,675 on alcohol - followed by Denmark which spends €531.
09:49
[The drinks industry statement] said that the fact that Ireland has the highest levels of tax on alcohol of any EU country partly explained the high spending levels.
10:10
Irish adults binge drink an average 32 times a year. I propose that in order to diminish the three-times-as-much-as-the-three-next-nearest tendencies, we cut the price of drink by two-thirds!
11:22
Steady: A spokesman said the report was another attempt by the 'anti-alcohol lobby to demonise the alcohol industry and to pressure policy makers into introducing draconian measures to tackle a serious but limited problem'.
Shock horror what?: A report carried out by the European Commission has said a higher proportion of income in Ireland is spent on alcohol than in any other European Union country. The report [also] states that Irish people are the biggest binge drinkers in the EU.
09:45
More money for drink: More than 40,000 SSIA account holders will see their investment mature today. LINK
09:46
The survey shows that we are spending three times more than any other country and ten times more than Greece.
09:47
Young Irish people also top their table for binge drinking. The report shows 32% of 15 and 16-year-olds had binge drunk three or more times in the month.
09:48
Household alcohol spending is three times more than any European household. We spend on average €1,675 on alcohol - followed by Denmark which spends €531.
09:49
[The drinks industry statement] said that the fact that Ireland has the highest levels of tax on alcohol of any EU country partly explained the high spending levels.
10:10
Irish adults binge drink an average 32 times a year. I propose that in order to diminish the three-times-as-much-as-the-three-next-nearest tendencies, we cut the price of drink by two-thirds!
11:22
Steady: A spokesman said the report was another attempt by the 'anti-alcohol lobby to demonise the alcohol industry and to pressure policy makers into introducing draconian measures to tackle a serious but limited problem'.
