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GARDAI and the Minister of Justice are urged to crack down on unlicensed “dial a drink” services advertised on social media.
Fine Gael Sen. Mary Seery-Kearney said urgent prosecutions are needed to deal with the illegal trade in alcoholic beverages that could be driving a spread in Covid-19.
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Facebook ads seen by the Irish Sun show numerous pages whipping liquor, beer cans and soft drinks with a phone number inviting people to place an order.
One post stated: “The Offo may be closed but Dial-A-Drink is open.”
Illegal liquor dealers also promised to wet “the lips of customers all over Dublin” after 10pm with “express delivery.”
Ms. Seery-Kearney said: “This is an alarming situation that cannot continue and must be stopped with immediate effect.
‘I NEED TO ACT’
“I saw some Facebook pages advertising alcohol sales the weekend before and offering packages of a variety of alcoholic beverages for ‘night party people.’
“The Gardai must act urgently to prevent this from happening. We need to see prosecutions. “
He stated that the unregulated service “could be contributing to the number of Covid among young people.”
The senator, who is Seanad’s spokesman on children’s rights, disability, equality, integration and privacy, also said it was a way for underage teens to get their hands on alcohol.
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She continued: “The people who offer this service are not identified.
“They simply offer a mobile phone number and do not appear to have any responsibility for the age of the people to whom they deliver and sell the alcohol, nor for the condition or ability to drink more of the people who receive these deliveries.
“I ask the Minister of Justice to review the law on these alcohol distribution companies.”
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