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Doctors want spot fines for tobacco crimes

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has called for a €500 on-the-spot fine for certain offences relating to tobacco in its response to a public consultation by the Department of Health.

“Penalties for sale to minors, for example, should carry a more severe penalty. Repeat offences should also carry a more severe penalty than first offences,” the RCPI said in its submission. “The fixed penalty ...