Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

Tobacco can only be sold by bona fide traders with a licence. It is a sure bet to say that none of those people selling on the street has any licence, nor are they paying rates or other overheads. They would not be too concerned about the age group to which they are selling and I do not carry any candle for them. That tobacco is a very dangerous product has already been debated here, in the Lower House and in the medical profession so there is no need to go down that road again. I would ban the street trading of cigarettes because it is a known fact that many of those cigarettes come from sources that are not consistent with the rule of law. If I were the Minister for Health and Children or indeed the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I would stop it forthwith.