The Children’s Rights Alliance Report Card

2015 is the seventh in this series. As in previous years, our panel of external assessors graded the Government’s performance in 2014 in fulfilling their own stated commitments to children in the Programme for Government.

Alcohol, smoking and drugs Grade C- page 64

GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT

The Programme for Government commits ensuring that every Government department, agency or task force responsible for implementing elements of the National Addiction Strategy will be required to account to the Minister for their budget annually and to demonstrate progress on achieving targets.

Progress: Stalled

Immediate Actions for 2015 page 69

Enact an ambitious Public Health (Alcohol) Bill as a matter of priority

Commence the Protection of Children’s Health Act 2014 and enact legislation on tobacco packaging