James Reilly: ‘It’s anything but a nanny state’.

Children’s Minister James Reilly has urged drivers to “blow their horns” in order to help police a proposed new ban on smoking in cars where a person under 18 is present. 

Dr Reilly called on drivers to shame fellow road users from inflicting passive smoking on children.

The minister said he expected few on-the-spot €80 fines for the offence to be issued, as he wanted a “cultural change” to take place where people ceased smoking completely in cars carrying children.