199 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Finance his views on the taxation policies outlined in the recent Department of Health public consultation on the Your Health is Your Wealth — Health and Wellbeing Framework 2012-2020, including but not limited to, implementing a policy of regular tobacco tax increases with a portion of the revenue ring-fenced to fund extra anti-smuggling measures and a major programme of cessation activities, introducing a levy on tobacco industry profits to account for the full cost of smoking to the economy and introducing an environmental tax on cigarette packets, levied on tobacco manufacturers, to account for the environmental impact of tobacco related litter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32211/12]

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199 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Finance his views on the taxation policies outlined in the recent Department of Health public consultation on the Your Health is Your Wealth — Health and Wellbeing Framework 2012-2020, including but not limited to, implementing a policy of regular tobacco tax increases with a portion of the revenue ring-fenced to fund extra anti-smuggling measures and a major programme of cessation activities, introducing a levy on tobacco industry profits to account for the full cost of smoking to the economy and introducing an environmental tax on cigarette packets, levied on tobacco manufacturers, to account for the environmental impact of tobacco related litter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32211/12]

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