Martin suffers setback in smoking ban proposal
The Health minister Micheál Martin has suffered a setback in his plan to introduce a total ban on smoking in the workplace on January 1.
Of 27 deputies who spoke at last night's Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, it is understood the majority were in favour of a compromise proposal.
However Mr Martin addressed the meeting and gave little grounds for optimism that a compromise could be reached.
