Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

While I am not a smoker, if I was, I would feel hard done by. The fine for smoking in a public place is approximately €3,000. However, the fines in this amendment are only €500. We seem to heavily penalise smokers but go lightly on offenders in other areas of health. Is the smoking fine too high or are the fines in this case too low? Someone who is involved in endangering someone's health should be dealt with far more harshly than an individual who has a cigarette.