Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-15-Speech-2-161"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Consumption of alcohol by children and adolescents2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010515.6.2-161"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-15-Speech-2-1622
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I also wish to join my colleagues in thanking the committee and the rapporteur in particular for their tremendous work on this report. It is important that when we speak about young people we should recognise that we may not be the best people to understand what they want. A lot of us are past the first flush of youth and, therefore, we may not be as clued up on today's youth culture as some of us might like to believe. Perhaps one of the key points or recommendations that should be in this report is that young people should be asked what they want, what pressures they suffer from and what drives them to binge drinking and abuse of alcohol. Maybe we would discover that some of the issues which we think of as problems are not problems at all, and that a lot of the difficulties are due firstly to the example they are given by their parents and the older generation; secondly, the acceptability of young people drinking and, thirdly, the way social events revolve around alcohol. We also have to ensure that we do not mix the message with regard to what is moderate and what is immoderate drinking. In particular, we should ensure that information campaigns are reactive and proactive towards young people. The number of health problems, both psychological and physical, affecting young people because of alcohol abuse is enormous, as is the number of unwanted pregnancies, under-age pregnancies, violent assaults and suicides. The coroner in County Mayo on the western coast of Ireland said that sixty per cent of suicides or attempted suicides in that area were directly related to alcohol. Therefore we should have a clear enforcement of the law, an identity card system at national level to ensure that young people do not have access to alcohol and strict enforcement and penalties for people who supply young people with drink."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Crowley (UEN )."1

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