Smoking in Ireland is banned fully in
the general workplace, enclosed public
places, restaurants, healthcare
facilities and public transport. However, it is permitted in
designated hotel rooms and there is no ban in residential
care, prisons and in outdoor areas.
Smoking in workplaces in Ireland was banned on 29 March
2004, making Ireland the first country in the world to institute an
outright ban on smoking in workplaces, with fines of up to €3,000 on the spot.
Premises must display a sign to inform patrons of the ban in any of the
nation's two official languages, and the contact person for any complaints.
Ireland also banned in-store tobacco advertising and displays of tobacco
products at retail outlets and a ban on the sale of packets of 10 cigarettes in
the second half of 2009. The same bill also started new controls on tobacco
vending machines. Source: Wikipedia
The Irish Times:
"The Government has been asked to raise the price of a
packet of cigarettes by 60 cent in the next Budget and introduce a new regulation
system to reduce tobacco industry profits.
In a pre-budget submission (06.09.2013)Irish Cancer
Society and the Irish heart Foundation said the proposals would make
multinational cigarette companies pay more towards the economic cost of
smoking-related illness.
The charities called on the Government to introduce annual
tax increases on tobacco products of 5 per cent above inflation and also
introduce a national anti-smuggling strategy. They said expenditure on
anti-smuggling operations such as enforcement and supply chain control should
be increased by around €8 million a year."
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