Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is not. Like the Minister, I welcome our young guests who will probably not see this item on the television tonight because the Minister and all Members of the House are in agreement on it. It is only if we start to shout at each other that it would feature on the programme. I assure the young people present that the House universally agrees with the Minister on measures to control smoking, which costs the health service €1 billion. Between 5,000 and 7,000 people die each year as a consequence of smoking. The Minister has the universal support of the House for the measures he is introducing.