Madam, - I agree with Cllr Dermot Lacey (January 14th) about the need to include young people on the alcohol advisory group appointed by Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan. However, if the Minister is genuinely serious about tackling the binge drinking culture, he also has to carry out the following: completely ban all forms of alcohol advertising and remove the licensed vintners' representative from the alcohol task force.
Failing that, he needs to balance affairs by putting a representative from the drugs supply/dealing sector on to the drugs task force. Same principle, surely? - Yours, etc,
ANNE FITZPATRICK, Kerdiffstown, Naas, Co Kildare.