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[thejournal.ie] Have you had alcohol delivered to your home? You may have broken the law. (09 May 2015)

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The issue of alcohol home deliveries was raised in the Dáil recently, among growing concerns under 18s are using the method to get access to alcohol.

It’s not illegal to have alcohol delivered to your house from an off licence or shop, but paying for it with cash upon delivery might be.

In general, when ordering alcohol a person must pay on the premises or via a credit card online or over the phone.

However, a recent DPP ruling has questioned this. Hugh Greaves, coordinator of the Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force, said the Dublin North West Area Joint Policing Sub-Committee is seeking a review of a decision which found that paying with cash on delivery isn’t illegal.

Greaves told TheJournal.ie: “There needs to be a clear understanding of the law.” He said the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, due to be published this summer, should look into the issue.

TD Róisín Shortall asked Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald about the subject recently, saying it comes up regularly at drugs task force meetings and local residents meetings.

Shortall told us that anecdotally she has heard many young people gain access to alcohol this way – sometimes by older people buying it, and other times by making the purchase themselves.

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