Those against the proposal say it amounts to the removal of personal freedoms.
Restricting access to cigarettes for adults will help cut the number of people dying from smoking-related illness.
That's the view of one anti-smoking campaigner, who says Ireland should follow Britain's lead and examine a ban on cigarette sales to under-25s.
Those against the proposal say it amounts to the removal of personal freedoms.
However, director-general of the Tobacco Free Research Institute, Luke Clancy, says anything that cuts deaths should be welcomed:
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