John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of young people by gender below the age of 18 who smoke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20917/08]

Mary Wallace (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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In August 2007 my Department published the results of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2006. The data from the HBSC Study, which is undertaken every four years, provides a comprehensive picture of the health behaviours, including smoking, of school-aged children. The percentage of boys and girls who report that they are current smokers, by age category, is shown in the following table.