Where we all agree of the I’ll effects of smoking and ensuring information about the risks is needed outright banning it is bollocks. Leave grown adults make their own decisions and the state shouldn’t dictate individual lives
Health officials coming up with health related ideas… Well I never
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It should be the Government making these decisions.
Holohan and Reid are becoming more and more dangerous so forgive me if I’m wary of them.
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Over a billion a year collected in taxes on fags. A nice chunk of that goes to the HSE amongst other things. Smokers tend to die earlier as well so less of a drain on the health service in the long term. Poorer less educated people tend to smoke more as well but shur its for their own good to tax them in to oblivion.
i suppose its also interesting to note that this kite appeared after the paul reid story broke
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No doubt a coincidence. They only have our well being at heart. To have someone as qualified as Reid running the HSE is worth every penny. He be off running go
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Of the three, I’d ban gambling first.
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Your post is bollocks.
Without the move to ban smoking indoors we would still to this day have to contend with it.
I say that as a past smoker.
Ban them.
By all means encourage people to quit or stop taking it up but when has prohibition ever worked. If you really wanted to avoid the high taxes currently levied on a box of fags you will find someone selling them for a third of the price but you know the money is going to criminals and more than likely have more harmful substances mix in. Look at the alcohol prohibition in the states and the current cannabis prohibition. What is a better solution
Ban everything you disagree with sure. Id ban rugby.
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You’re back on them?
Still off them thankfully but I don’t agree with former smokers pontificating to those that still do and that goes for alcoholics who no longer drink also.
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Good for you and those around you 
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It will be. The HSE doesn’t have power to make legislation
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I’d be in favour of a ban. I’m a lad who really used to enjoy a fag and still have the odd craving
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He still gets the odd craving though
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