Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - PQ 44369-26
Deputy O'Sullivan asked about the measures planned to improve public understanding of the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: June 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are planned to improve public understanding of the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy (given research indicating that 42% of people do not understand these risks and that more than one in five believe some alcohol is safe during pregnancy); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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