Written answers
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Department of Health
Smoking Ban
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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928. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to request the Health Service Executive to review the proposed ban on smoking in hospitals and all HSE institutions with a view to providing designated areas and time schedules to facilitate patients in psychiatric care and elderly in long term care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31143/15]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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A key recommendation from Tobacco Free Ireland is to promote tobacco free campuses for all health care facilities in consultation with key stake-holders. As the Deputy refers to Health Service Executive services and institutions I am referring the matter to the HSE for direct reply.
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