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Smoking In Cars With Children Will Be Banned in Ireland
Smoking In Cars With Children Will Be Banned in Ireland
Smoking in cars with children will be banned after a bill was passed through the Dail today. This will be enforced by gardaí and carries a fixed penalty of €100. There will be tougher penalties, of up to €1,000, for failing to stop or providing inaccurate details to gardaí.
The Protection of Children’s Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012 went through the final stage of its life in the chamber this afternoon, where it was voted through unanimously. The ban is being introduced to bring about a culture change so that people do not engage in the activity. The law will not take effect until regulations and measures to enforce it have been developed by gardai.
Speaking in the Dail today, Children’s Minister and former Health Minister James Reilly said the law was about protecting children and not penalising smokers.
He said:
One of the best Christmas presents we can give our children is to protect their health and well being. This important piece of legislation goes some way towards that. The purpose of the Bill is a simple one. It will prohibit smoking in cars where children are present. It will be enforced by An Garda Siochana.Environmental tobacco smoke is a carcinogen. It contains the same cancer causing substances and toxic agents that are inhaled by the smoker. There is no safe level of exposure to second hand smoke.
Compared to adults, children breathe more rapidly and have a less developed immune system. They are more susceptible to the effects of second hand smoke. They are unable to remove themselves from risk if people smoke around them.
Children’s exposure to second hand smoke in cars is involuntary and is particularly harmful to them in enclosed spaces, such as cars. Parents and others with responsibility for the welfare of children have an obligation to ensure that such exposure does not take place.
This legislation is a reminder to people not to light up in a car with children present. Where people disregard this reminder, it will serve as a punitive measure. Again I reiterate that this legislation is about protecting children – not penalising smokers.
In order for this legislation to commence it requires the development of regulations. It will also have to be incorporated into the operating systems of An Garda Siochana. Officials will work with An Garda Siochana and other relevant Departments to put these arrangements in place as soon as is possible.
The law, which does not apply to e-cigarettes, comes into effect on 1 January 2016.
Why Stop Smoking in cars with Children?
- Smoke can stay in the air for up to two and a half hours even with a window open.
- Second-hand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer.
- Exposure has been strongly linked to chest infections, asthma, ear problems and cot death in children.
- Research indicates 300,000 children in the UK visit a GP each year because of the effects of second-hand smoke, with 9,500 going to hospital.
- Smoking in a car creates a higher concentration of toxins than in a bar, some research has put it at 11 times higher.
- Bans on smoking in cars when children are present already exist in some US states, including California, as well as in parts of Canada and Australia.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Minister Reilly said that the ban applies to anyone who is smoking in a car in a public space with a child present. It absolutely applies to anybody who has a child in a car in a public place. What we are seeking to do is to highlight it, to underscore it with law and to bring about a culture change where people just won’t engage in this activity further because it damages children’s health.
Senator and Oncologist Professor John Crown said the primary purpose of legislation banning smoking in cars with children is to educate people about the dangers. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Prof Crown said the new regulations were not about sanctioning and fining people.
Prof Crown said there are more toxic emissions within the car during the time it takes to smoke one cigarette, than what comes out of the exhaust of the car.
A child who is in a car with a smoker for one hour is exposed to approximately the same level of hazardous smoke as a firefighter is if they’re fighting a bush fire and it is equal to many, at times, the amount of exposure that somebody would have in a pub. So all of the risks of passive smoking are amplified in the small confines of a car.
Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre offers Stop Smoking programmes for drivers. Private individual sessions are available as-well-as corporate programmes.
Martin Kiely is a full-time consulting hypnotist hypnotherapist practicing in Cork, Ireland, since 1989. He maintains a highly successful hypnosis practice and professional hypnotism training centre.
Martin is the first National Guild of Hypnotists Board Certified Hypnotist and Certified Instructor in Ireland. For hypnosis hypnotherapy services in Cork, and Ireland, sometimes it’s better to talk to a real expert and trusted authority in the hypnotism profession. If you would like to discuss our Stop Smoking for drivers programme please contact Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre today for further information or to discuss your Stop Smoking Hypnosis options.
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Smoking In Cars With Children Will Be Banned
Smoking in cars with children will be banned in England, under new laws put forward by the government.
The regulations laid before Parliament propose banning smoking in cars containing under 18s. A fine of £50 will be issued to people who smoke or who fail to prevent another person smoking.
MPs will vote on the plans before the election – and if they are passed the change in law will come into force on 1 October 2015.
The move comes after a free vote in Parliament in February gave ministers the power to introduce the law, although it did not compel them to. Dr Hilary Wareing says children exposed to second-hand smoke in cars are more likely to have respiratory infections.
“The only effective way to protect children is to prevent them breathing second-hand smoke and our plans to stop smoking in cars carrying children will help us to do this.”
Why Stop Smoking in cars?
- Smoke can stay in the air for up to two and a half hours even with a window open.
- Second-hand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer.
- Exposure has been strongly linked to chest infections, asthma, ear problems and cot death in children.
- Research indicates 300,000 children in the UK visit a GP each year because of the effects of second-hand smoke, with 9,500 going to hospital.
- Smoking in a car creates a higher concentration of toxins than in a bar, some research has put it at 11 times higher.
- Bans on smoking in cars when children are present already exist in some US states, including California, as well as in parts of Canada and Australia.
The UK Government wants to make it an offence to sell “nicotine inhaling products” to anyone under the age of 18, except where it is used as licensed medicine.
Health minister Jane Ellison said: “Second-hand smoke is a real threat to children’s health and we want them to grow up free from the risks of smoking.
“The only effective way to protect children is to prevent them breathing secondhand smoke and our plans to stop smoking in cars carrying children will help us to do this.”
The World Health Organisation found that second-hand smoke is a “real and substantial threat to child health”, the DoH said.
Health problems have included increased susceptibility to pneumonia and bronchitis, worsening of asthma, decreased lung function, and sudden infant death syndrome, it added.
The British Lung Foundation estimates that 430,000 children are exposed to second-hand smoke in their family car every week.
Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre offers Stop Smoking programmes for drivers. Private individual sessions are available as-well-as corporate programmes.
Martin Kiely is a full-time consulting hypnotist practicing in Cork, Ireland, since 1989. He maintains a highly successful hypnosis practice and professional hypnotism training centre.
Martin is the first National Guild of Hypnotists Board Certified Hypnotist and Certified Instructor in Ireland. For hypnotism services in Cork, and Ireland, sometimes it’s better to talk to a real expert and trusted authority in the hypnotism profession. If you would like to discuss our Stop Smoking for drivers programme please contact Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre today for further information or to discuss your hypnotism service options.
Email: [email protected]
Stop Smoking Hypnosis Drivers Cork Ireland with Martin Kiely Hypnosis Tel: 021-4870870
Hypnosis to Cope with Exams and Test Stress
Children are undergoing hypnosis to cope with the stress of NAPLAN tests.
Courier Mail News
DESPERATE parents are taking children to hypnotists to wipe out NAPLAN stress.
“Children are making themselves physically ill with worry over these tests and I have found I can make a big difference in bringing peace to their young lives,” said the Gold Coast’s Wayne Donnelly, who calls himself a hypnotist rather than a hypnotherapist.
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Using techniques once reserved for stage shows, Mr Donnelly works with children using neuro linguistic programming (NLP).
“At first I thought there may be other underlying fears and didn’t understand that a school test could cause such anxiety,” he said. “But that’s exactly what it has been doing – these children are making themselves physically sick over whether they pass or fail NAPLAN.”
He worked previously as an accountant and business coach but reinvented himself after the GFC.
Tanya Targett said her daughter Olivia, 9, started worrying about NAPLAN in Grade 2.
“As soon as we got through the Grade 3 testing, she started stressing about the Grade 5 test. It was constant. This damn thing was constantly on her mind, almost in a sense stealing her childhood and the stress was manifesting physically, with tummy pains and tears – she just didn’t want to go to school,” Ms Targett, 39, said.
Despite her fears, the nine-year-old excelled in the Grade 3 tests.
“We had discussed the test issues with the GP and child psychologist but Olivia kept sinking back into the anxiety. I had heard about hypnotism and was desperate for a solution. It was instant success. From that one $160 session, she transformed back into a happy, healthy child and has not looked back,” she said.
“There was nothing weird about the session and I was there with her. It was not a hypnotic trance but like a very laid-back conversation between them.
“He changed the meaning of NAPLAN in her mind and linked the word to the music from her favourite My Little Pony show. She tells me that is what she hears now every time the dreaded word NAPLAN comes up and there is no bad reaction.”
Brisbane child psychologist Judith Locke believes the pressures on children about NAPLAN tests are causing problems for parents.
“There is a ridiculous pressure put on schools and students about NAPLAN and it has not been at all beneficial. I will say the student who needs hypnotherapy about such a test, I would suspect, has issues to do with worry and anxiety that need to be addressed with the aid of a clinical psychologist using proven treatments and working with the whole family,” she said.
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY PLAGUE TEENAGE GIRLS
INCREASING numbers of teenage girls are turning up at the Mater Children’s Hospital in Brisbane with depression and anxiety, mirroring a worldwide trend.
Child and adolescent psychiatrist William Bor said studies indicated teenage girls were experiencing significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety this century compared to the latter part of the 1900s.
“More young women are presenting to the Mater Children’s casualty department and that’s increased over five years,” Dr Bor said. “Typically, it’s 14-year-old girls who have experience of depression and … stress.”
While the causes are not clear, he said more stress in schools was a contributing factor.
“At the Mater, the referrals vary depending on the time of the school year. It’s quiet in school holidays,”
Dr Bor said. “It’s worst during the school term, particularly at exam times. Kids are facing more pressure to complete Year 12. There’s limited capacity to get good jobs if they leave school early.”
As Queensland Year 12s prepare to sit the core skills test next month, Dr Bor called for more programs in schools to help instil resilience in students and to educate them about identifying depressive feelings.
Hypnosis to Cope with Exams and Test Stress
Martin Kiely Hypnosis Centre Cork will provide you with professional specialized hypnosis services to help you improve your learning skills to maximize your study time. Martin will teach you simple, effective and easy to use self-hypnosis exercises that many clients have successfully used to take back control over this area of their life.
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