Smoking taking a huge toll on the Irish economy, says Minister

I quit smoking 30 years ago and my doctor told me that doing that saved my life. I have witness a person dying from lung and throat cancer -- not very pleasant!!Not only that but think of the money I have to spend on other foolish things !! And to the young smokers, -- smoking only shows how stupid you are.

More bullsh*t.They could easily eradicate smoking if they rose the legal age to purchase a packet of cigarettes year by year thus making it harder and harder for young people to buy them as you need to be older and older to leagally buy them.Somehow I can't see most young people starting if they have to get them from a dealer or have to go to alot of trouble.It would be easier to just forget about them and give them up.

How much tax does the state make from taobacco sales? That said if people didn't spend their money on tobacco products they would spend it on another taxed product. Smoking is for dopes.

If they get rid of the revenue generated by alcohol and tobacco the country would have to default, so politicians won't do that. If you get everyone of smokes and drink we could get rid of the excess doctors. Why would we need doctors for healthy people?