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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon
so is the ban to protect people from passive smoking or to protect/deter smokers from their stupid habit or is it both?
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Officially, it is health and safety at work legislation, designed to protect workers from being exposed to harmful substances in the workplace, just the same as it was in Ireland. However many of the law's supporters in Parliament have been quite open about the fact they hope it will lead to more smokers deciding to quit as well.