Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Could I ask one question on that? I put this question as a former educator and as a non-smoker. We get bombarded with statistics and documentation. I have here in front of me documentation on behalf of a vested interest in the tobacco industry, which makes the point that smoking prevalence is quite high in Ireland, despite Ireland being one of the strictest tobacco regulatory environments. The document cites the example of Germany which has seen youth smoking prevalence decline to 11.7% from 27.5%. In the context of education awareness programmes and what the National Tobacco Control Office is trying to achieve, is an educational awareness policy going to succeed in itself?