Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am a father of three children and I have a grandchild. I am sorry I missed the contributions earlier but I attended the last session. Everybody is saying the tobacco industry is targeting young people, and it has been argued that young people smoke because of reasons like fashion or style. A year ago another group was here telling us that young girls smoke to keep down weight because of pressure. Will plain packaging help young people to stop smoking? Is there anything else we can do to help? I am concerned about the health issue, which is similar to the problem of alcohol consumption. I am concerned about the damage that can be done by smoking. We heard statistics this morning about how many people die because of smoking, so is there anything else we can do to help the young people of Ireland in health matters, including smoking and alcohol consumption?