Public Health and Advertising

Uimhir Thagarta Uathúil: 
KCC-C55-521
Stádas: 
Submitted
Údar: 
South Western Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force
Líon na ndoiciméad faoi cheangal: 
0
Teorainneacha Gafa ar an léarscáil: 
Níl
Údar: 
South Western Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force

Litir Chumhdaigh

National Substance Misuse strategy published in 2012 states that “alcohol has major public health implications and it is responsible for a considerable burden of health and social harm at individual, family and societal levels” From this the Public Health (Alcohol) Act was enacted on 17 October 2018.

The Act proposes to achieve its objectives through the introduction of a range of measures, two of which outline;

1. Prohibitions and restrictions on advertising and sponsorship; such as preventing advertising near schools, playgrounds, etc

2. Separation and visibility of alcohol products and advertisements for alcohol products in specified licensed premises;

Tuairimí

14 - Urban Design, Placemaking & Regeneration

Since the Public Health Alcohol act have come into effect, and extradionary amout of branded alcohol advertisements and branded items such as seating, pop up tents, digital signage promoting branded alcohol products are placed more and more around licensed premises such as hotels, pubs, restaruant, art centres are to be found across the towns and villages of Kildare, and as this is a clause within the Public Health act that the curtilidge of a licenced premises these branded alcohol products are promoting outside schools, and areas with significant child and family footfall. 

This can have an negative effect on the look of the towns and villages as well as impacting on the preventavie and public health measures in relation to alcohol.  

We call for this pracitce to be prohibited within Kilare and that advertising be restricted to the name of the business and general of products stopping the advertisement of branded alcohol products.  

Faisnéis

Uimhir Thagarta Uathúil: 
KCC-C55-521
Stádas: 
Submitted
Líon na ndoiciméad faoi cheangal: 
0
Teorainneacha Gafa ar an léarscáil: 
Níl