EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 11 MIN
TD Calls for Minister and HSE to 'Get Serious' About a Total Ban on Smoking - 02/06/2025
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A generational smoking ban should be considered as the number of people giving up cigarettes has plateaued, with 13% of adults still smoking on a daily basis.Sunday marked ‘World No Tobacco Day’, with concerns raised around the negative impact the habit has on smokers, their families and the health service.Fine Gael Cork North Central TD Colm Burke has called on his party colleague and health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and the HSE to "get serious" about assessing the viability of introducing a generational smoking ban.The Cork North-Central TD said that in order to meet a 5% reduction target, the HSE must roll out targeted campaigns. Deputy Burke joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A generational smoking ban should be considered as the number of people giving up cigarettes has plateaued, with 13% of adults still smoking on a daily basis.Sunday marked ‘World No Tobacco Day’, with concerns raised around the negative impact the habit has on smokers, their families and the health service.Fine Gael Cork North Central TD Colm Burke has called on his party colleague and health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and the HSE to "get serious" about assessing the viability of introducing a generational smoking ban.The Cork North-Central TD said that in order to meet a 5% reduction target, the HSE must roll out targeted campaigns. Deputy Burke joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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