Tobacco Free Ireland

The high levels of smoking in Ireland require a more concerted effort to support the continued development of a tobacco free society where people can live longer and healthier lives free from the detrimental effects of tobacco.

The direction given in this policy report seeks to:

• de-normalise tobacco within Irish society
• reduce initiation rates
• assist smokers to quit
• protect non-smokers, especially children, from the effects of second-hand smoke by building on a stable policy and legislative framework

These measures will be achieved within existing resources.