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Martin welcomes damning smoking statistics 

Jump to full article: UTV (Ulster Television), 2003-10-02

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Irish Minister for Health Michel Martin has welcomed new research which shows that smoking is costing the Irish economy up to 5 million euro a day.

The study by the Office of Tobacco Control reveals that the cost is directly associated with increased absenteeism and a fall in productivity among smokers.

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