An Bille fn gCiste um Chosc ar Fhinmhar agus um Meabhair-Shlinte, 201

Suici!e "re#ention an! Mental $ealth Fun! Bill 201

Mar a tionscnaodh
As initiated
[No. 56 of 2014]
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Mar a tionscnaodh
As initiated
CONTENTS
Section
1. Interpretation
2. Suicide prevention and menta !eat! ev" re#uation$
%. Suicide prevention and menta !eat! fund
4. E&emption$ from t!e ev"
5. 'ev" cacuation formua
6. (ddition of ev" to retai price of eac! item
). *aiure to pa" t!e ev" or comp" +it! re#uation$ under $ection 2
,. Offence
-. .enat"
10. S!ort tite and commencement
[No. 56 of 2014]
(CTS /E*E//E0 TO
*inance (ct 200% 1No. %2
Into&icatin# 'i3uor (ct 200% 1No. %12
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Bill
entitled
(n (ct to ma4e provi$ion +!ere5" a ev" $!a 5e fi&ed on a aco!oic 5evera#e$ $od
from6 5ut not intended for con$umption on icenced premi$e$6 $uc! ev" $!a 5e paid
into a fund6 to 5e 4no+n a$ t!e 7Suicide .revention and 8enta 9eat! 'ev" *und: t!e
monie$ from +!ic! $!a 5e directed to+ard$ t!e $upport of $uicide prevention 1a$ $et
out in t!e poic" document 7(ction Spea4$ 'ouder T!an ;ord$:26 t!e acceerated roe
out of t!e poic" document 7( <i$ion *or C!an#e: and to provide for reated matter$.
Be it enacte! b3 the ,ireachtas as follo4s5
&nter6retation
17 In t!i$ (ct6 $ave +!ere t!e conte&t ot!er+i$e re3uire$=
7aco!oic 5evera#e: !a$ t!e $ame meanin# a$ t!at +!ic! i$ defined in $ection$ )% and )4
of t!e *inance (ct 200% 1a$ amended2>
7icenced premi$e$: !a$ t!e $ame meanin# a$ t!at in t!e Into&icatin# 'i3uor (ct 200%>
78ini$ter: mean$ t!e 8ini$ter for 9eat!.
Suici!e 6re#ention an! mental health le#3 regulations
27 112 T!e 8ini$ter $!a6 ma4e re#uation$ providin# t!at t!ere $!a 5e c!ar#ea5e6 evia5e
and pa"a5e6 a ev"6 +!ic! $!a 5e 4no+n a$ t!e $uicide prevention and menta !eat!
ev"6 in re$pect of t!e $upp" to cu$tomer$6 at t!e point of $ae to t!em of aco!oic
5evera#e$ at an" icenced premi$e$ in an" $pecified ca$$ or ca$$e$ of outet$
incudin# pu5ic !ou$e$6 $upermar4et$6 $ervice $tation$ or ot!er $ae$ outet$.
122 T!e ev" $!a 5e pa"a5e 5" t!e per$on 1in t!i$ (ct referred to a$ t!e icen$ee2 +!o
carrie$ on t!e 5u$ine$$ of $ein# aco!oic 5evera#e$ at an" icenced premi$e$ in an"
$pecified ca$$ or ca$$e$ of outet$6 incudin# pu5ic !ou$e$6 $upermar4et$6 $ervice
$tation$ or ot!er $ae$ outet$.
1%2 T!e /evenue Commi$$ioner$ $!a 5e t!e coection aut!orit" to +!om t!e ev" $!a
5e paid.
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Suici!e 6re#ention an! mental health fun!
87 112 T!ere $!a $tand e$ta5i$!ed6 on t!e pa$$in# of t!i$ (ct6 a fund +!ic! $!a 5e 4no+n
a$ 7t!e $uicide prevention and menta !eat! fund: and in t!i$ (ct $!a 5e referred to
a$ 7t!e fund:.
122 Su5?ect to subsection (3) t!e 8in$ter $!a mana#e and contro t!e fund.
1%2 T!e 8ini$ter ma"6 5" +a" of re#uation$ under section 26 dee#ate t!e mana#ement
and contro of t!e fund and an" ot!er function$ under t!i$ $ection reated to $uc!
mana#ement and contro6 to a $pecified per$on6 and function$ $o dee#ated $!a 5e
performed 5" t!at per$on.
142 ($ $oon a$ ma" 5e after t!e end of eac! financia "ear6 t!e 8ini$ter $!a $u5mit6 for
audit to t!e Comptroer and (uditor @enera6 t!e account$ of t!e fund and t!e
8ini$ter $!a cau$e a cop" of $uc! account$ $o audited 1to#et!er +it! a cop" of t!e
Comptroer and (uditorA$ report on $ame2 to 5e aid 5efore eac! 9ou$e of t!e
Oireac!ta$.
152 Su5?ect to6 and in accordance +it!6 re#uation$ made under section 26 t!ere $!a 5e
paid into t!e fund6 t!e amount$ of ev" coected in accordance +it! t!e formua a$ $et
out under section 5.
162 T!e 8ini$ter ma"6 from time to time6 pa" out of t!e fund6 monie$6 a$ !e or $!e
con$ider$ appropriate6 +!ic! $!a 5e directed to+ard$=
1a2 t!e $upport of $uicide prevention pro#ramme$ in $uc! form a$ i$ $et out in part
t+o of t!e poic" document 7(ction Spea4$ 'ouder t!an ;ord$: incudin# 5ut
not imited to t!e foo+in#B
1i2 en!ancin# t!e $iCe and roe of t!e Nationa Office for Suicide .revention to
underta4e matter$ $uc! a$ t!e deveopment of a ne+ nationa $trate#" and t!e
creation of a 24 !our !epine>
1ii2 increa$in# t!e num5er of re$ource officer$ for $uicide prevention6 en!ancin#
t!eir roe and in4in# t!em direct" to t!e Nationa Office for Suicide
.revention>
1iii2 e$ta5i$!in# out of !our$ emer#enc" $ocia +or4er team$ acro$$ t!e State>
1iv2 rever$in# t!e @overnmentA$ deci$ion to a5oi$! dedicated #uidance
coun$eor time aocation$ in $c!oo$> and
1v2 increa$in# fundin# for pro?ect$ aimed at preventin# t!e rate$ of $uicide for a
$ection$ of $ociet"6 $pecifica" !i#! ri$4 area$ +!ic! incude midde a#ed
men and "oun# adut$>
152 t!e acceerated roe out of t!e poic" document 7( <i$ion *or C!an#e:6 and
1c2 t!e $upport of aco!o and dru# treatment pro#ramme$ a$ $et up 5" t!e 8ini$ter
for 9eat! or an" ot!er reevant @overnment a#enc".
(9em6tions from the le#3
7 T!e $uicide prevention and menta !eat! ev" $!a not app" to t!e foo+in#B
1a2 an" e#a medicine$ t!at are intended for u$e in t!e dia#no$i$6 cure6 miti#ation6
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treatment6 or prevention of di$ea$e in !uman$ or anima$6 and an" artice$ ot!er
t!an food6 +ater6 or o&"#en t!at are intended to affect t!e menta or 5od"
function of !uman$ or anima$ and incude=
1i2 a e#a medicine$ defined 5" t!e Iri$! 8edicine$ Doard6
1ii2 a aco!oic item$ 5eo+ a 2., per cent aco!oic content6
and
152 aco!oic product$ purc!a$ed in a icen$ed premi$e$ and intended to 5e con$umed
on $uc! premi$e$6 incudin# a pu5ic !ou$e6 !ote6 re$taurant6 dance !a andEor
ot!er $uc! icen$ed premi$e$.
'e#3 calculation formula
:7 T!e ev" $!a 5e cacuated in accordance +it! t!e foo+in# formuaB
1a2 aco!oic $tren#t!=
1i2 t!e percenta#e of voume 5" aco!o $!a 5e u$ed a$ a mea$urement in
cacuatin# t!e ev"6
1ii2 t!e percenta#e of aco!o $!a move 5" one decima pace and u$ed a$ a
+ei#!t to mutip" 5"6 for e&ampeB 5 per cent aco!o percenta#e6 to 0.5. %0
per cent aco!o percenta#e6 to %.0>
152 3uantit" of t!e product=
1i2 t!e 3uantit" of voume $!a 5e u$ed a$ a mea$urement in cacuatin# t!e
ev"6
1ii2 t!e 3uantit" $!a 5e cacuated u$in# t+o +a"$6
1iii2 t!e amount of individua item$ in a tra" 15eer2 and 5" ca$e 1+ine and $pirit$26
1iv2 eac! ca$e or tra" $!a 5e u$ed to cacuate t!e 3uantit" of drin4 in it6
1v2 t!i$ i$ done t!rou#! t!e amount of individua item$ mutipied 5" t!e amount
of drin4 in one item6 for e&ampeB 1 tra" F 24 can$ 1eac! can contain$
0.%%'2> 24G0.%%' F ).-2'>
1c2 ev" cacuation
1i2 < G S F '"
+!ere=
< F <oume of aco!o in itre$ per ca$e
S F (co!o $tren#t!
'" F 'ev" per ca$e
1ii2 for e&ampe=
1I2 1(2 1 ca$e !a$ 12 5otte$ of +ine6
1D2 Eac! 5otte of +ine !a$.)50 of a itre6
and t!erefore
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1C2 12G.)50'F - itre$ 1tota amount of drin4 in t!e ca$e26
1II2 1(2 Stren#t! of aco!o i$ 11 per cent6
1D2 to #et aco!o $tren#t!6 move a decima pace to ma4e it 1.16
1C2 1.1 i$ u$ed a$ t!e +ei#!t of aco!o $tren#t!6
102 -G1.1F H-.-06 ev" per ca$e of +ine6
and t!erefore
1E2 H-.-0 I 12 5otte$ F H0.,25 per 5otte ev".
A!!ition of le#3 to retail 6rice of each item
;7 Eac! icen$ee $!a add t!e ev" 1a$ cacuated in accordance +it! t!e formua a$ $et out
under section 52 to t!e retai price of eac! individua item.
Failure to 6a3 the le#3 or com6l3 4ith regulations un!er section 2
<7 ( per$on +!o fai$ to=
1a2 pa" t!e amount of ev" +!ic! i$ due and pa"a5e 5" virtue of t!e re#uation$ $et
out under section 26 or
152 comp" +it! a provi$ion of t!e re#uation$ under t!at $ection6
$!a 5e #uit" of an offence.
,ffence
=7 112 ;!ere an offence under t!i$ (ct !a$ 5een committed 5" a 5od" corporate and i$
proved to !ave 5een committed +it! t!e con$ent or connivance of or to 5e attri5uta5e
to an" ne#ect on t!e part of a per$on 5ein# a director6 mana#er or ot!er $imiar officer
of t!e 5od" corporate6 or a per$on +!o +a$ purportin# to act in $uc! capacit"6 t!at
per$on a$ +e a$ t!e 5od" corporate $!a 5e #uit" of an offence and $!a 5e ia5e to
5e proceeded a#ain$t and puni$!ed a$ if !e or $!e +ere #uit" of t!e fir$tJmentioned
offence.
122 ;!ere t!e affair$ of a 5od" corporate are mana#ed 5" it$ mem5er$6 subsection (1)
$!a app" in reation to t!e act$ and defaut$ of a mem5er in connection +it! !i$ or
!er function$ of mana#ement a$ if !e or $!e +ere a director of t!e 5od" corporate.
"enalt3
>7 ( per$on #uit" of an offence under t!i$ (ct $!a 5e ia5e=
1a2 on $ummar" conviction6 to a fine not e&ceedin# H165006 or
152 on conviction on indictment6 to a fine not e&ceedin# H%6000.
Short title an! commencement
107 112 T!i$ (ct ma" 5e cited a$ t!e Suicide .revention and 8enta 9eat! *und (ct 2014.
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122 T!i$ (ct $!a come into operation on $uc! da" or da"$ a$ ma" 5e fi&ed 5" order or
order$ of t!e 8ini$ter.
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Na Seanadir Marc Mac Sharry !oirleach "
#oideain agus $arragh %&'rien a thug isteach
1, Meitheamh 2014


Suicide .revention and 8enta 9eat! *und
Di 2014

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(as initiated)
entitled
(n (ct to ma4e provi$ion +!ere5" a ev" $!a 5e
fi&ed on a aco!oic 5evera#e$ $od from6 5ut
not intended for con$umption on icenced
premi$e$6 $uc! ev" $!a 5e paid into a fund6 to
5e 4no+n a$ t!e 7Suicide .revention and
8enta 9eat! 'ev" *und: t!e monie$ from
+!ic! $!a 5e directed to+ard$ t!e $upport of
$uicide prevention 1a$ $et out in t!e poic"
document 7(ction Spea4$ 'ouder T!an
;ord$:26 t!e acceerated roe out of t!e poic"
document 7( <i$ion *or C!an#e: and to
provide for reated matter$.
(ntroduced by Senators Marc Mac Sharry !erry
#eyden and $arragh %&'rien
1,th )une 2014

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