Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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192. To ask the Minister for Health if regulations apply under the smoking ban legislation in respect of smoking on school grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6444/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 as amended, prohibits smoking in the workplace which includes indoor areas in schools. Currently there is no legislative basis for prohibiting smoking on school grounds. In practice, however, many schools have adopted no smoking policies on school grounds.

Tobacco Free Ireland,the national tobacco policy, contains the following recommendation, "to develop and introduce legislation to prohibit smoking within the campuses of primary schools, secondary schools and child care facilities". A time frame for implementing all the recommendations in Tobacco Free Ireland will be set out in the forthcoming Action Plan for Tobacco Free Ireland.