(CPOD) Sept. 17, 2003 - A plan to forbid Irishmen and women from smoking in public places appears to have enough support from the public, according to a poll by Millward Brown IMS published in the Irish Independent. 52 per cent of respondents support the ban proposed by the government.

Prime minister Bertie Ahern --a non-smoker-- is shooting for Jan. 1, 2004 as the starting date for the restriction. The government has backed the proposal on studies that link second-hand smoke to cancer and heart disease, and claims 70 per cent of Irish residents do not consume tobacco.

Irish environment minister Martin Cullen --who smokes two packs of cigarettes a day-- stated that a gradual limitation might be better than an all-out ban.

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