Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I am a lost cause because I am a smoker, unfortunately for a long time. I have not learned the lesson just yet. Oddly enough, I enjoy smoking. I do not smoke when I am under pressure. I smoke when I am relaxing and want to enjoy myself. I am well and truly a lost cause.

I also spent time in prison. The smoking regime in prison is different, although it is many years since I was there.

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