Letters to the Editor: Medical specialists back TD's call for generational ban on tobacco 

Cork North Central TD Colm Burke called on the health minister and the HSE to 'get serious' about smoking. Now, 14 public health medicine specialist registrars explain why he's right

Irish public health specialists have backed the call by Cork North Central TD Colm Burke for a generational smoking ban, as reported in the 'Irish Examiner' last week. Picture: iStock

We welcome TD Colm Burke’s call for the Government to “get serious” about a generational ban on tobacco sales in Ireland and commend the view that it’s time for Ireland to lead again on tackling tobacco-related harm — ‘TD calls for minister and HSE to ‘get serious’ about a total ban on smoking’ ( Irish Examiner, May 31).

This conversation could not come at a more important moment. Ireland’s 2004 workplace smoking ban was a landmark.