Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

We are taking a reasonable position on this bearing in mind that the section also provides for a reasonable defence clause. It is a matter of building compliance with owners and employers throughout the country so that they ensure authorised officers work with them in terms of the no smoking agenda, as they already do in the area of food safety. It will not be a case of trying to nab people on the first day of the ban. The ultimate way of obtaining success is to work with people; to show them what is necessary to ensure compliance with the law and to facilitate them in doing so.