Seanad debates

Tuesday, 7 October 2003

Rather than having a re-run of the kind of problems we had on the issue of child abuse, which we will discuss later, it would be interesting to know where Senators stand on the tobacco issue. We should have a debate to allow Senators to publicly state their positions. A slíbhín, behind one's hand approach is being taken with people telling one side they favour the ban on smoking in the workplace and the other they oppose it. Let Senators place their position on the tobacco ban on the record. We will then see if the vintners will follow the builders as a group which managed to defeat the Government this year. It would be a worthwhile exercise and everybody would be happier afterwards. Let us get the matter off our chests to find out where we all stand.

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