Pat Moylan (Fianna Fail)

I request the Leader to contact the Minister for Health and Children on an issue related to the danger smoking poses to people's health. We all recognise the great effort made by the Government to stop the sale of packets of ten cigarettes, many of which were bought by young people. The system was changed and people can now only buy packets of 20 cigarettes. However, cigarette companies are selling two packets of ten cigarettes together and selling them as a packet of 20 cigarettes. Young people are buying a packet of 20 cigarettes which consist of two packets of ten cigarettes. That is not good enough and the Government must review this practice. Cigarettes should not be sold in packets of fewer than 20 cigarettes. Some people want to continue smoking, but the way cigarettes are sold should not make it easier for young people to get into the habit of buying cigarettes and smoking