The Chief Medical Officer has requested a Health Impact Assessment be carried out on proposed legislation which extends opening hours of pubs and nightclubs.
Professor Breda Smyth has written to the Justice Minister Helen McEntee, urging her to give consideration to carrying out the assessment.
It comes weeks after the Road Safety Authority expressed concerns the passage of the Sale of Alcohol Bill would lead to an increase in road deaths.
The Bill would extend the opening hours of late bars to 2:30am, and nightclubs to 6am.
To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Maurice Walsh, Owner of Durty Nellys in Bunratty and Maedhbh Firmino da Silva Santos, Deputy Manager of Bushypark Addiction Treatment Centre.
You can listen to the full interview below.
