John Crown (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I throw the following idea out first in this Chamber. As part of a broader initiative aimed not only at rejuvenating the retail sector but also looking to health issues, could we consider having a novel approach to smoking and the selling of cigarettes by offering preferential rates of VAT and tax advantages to shops, pubs, off-licences and businesses to declare themselves to be ethical businesses that will not sell tobacco? People would be incentivised to do that by being given preferential rates of tax.