Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

On the 2% figure given by the Taoiseach, what does it actually represent? Does it represent the daily smoker who instead of 50-a-day will smoke 49 a day or one fewer cigarette a week? The impact is not as great as one would have wished. For a 50 cent increase in the price and a 2% adjustment in the expected turnover in cigarette and other tobacco sales, it does not seem to be an encouraging return. Other measures must be adopted to ensure the message gets across.

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