This is an apparent conflict of interest which must be examined further and it seems clear that the status quo in this area is entirely unsatisfactory. The Department of Health in Dublin said: The threat of legal challenges should not act as deterrents for the introduction of appropriate public health measures. It added: The state would argue that the Irish Government has approved the development and introduction of this legislation on the basis that it is a proportionate and justified public health measure. Alison Cox, Cancer Research UKs director of cancer prevention, said: Its wonderful news that the Irish Parliament has had the strength of conviction to vote through plain, standardised packaging for cigarettes
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While current and former tobacco users expressed significantly lower levels of support, at least a quarter of current smokers and at least half of former smokers supported the policy options
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