Smoking could be banned in parks and public squares in London.

A cancer Specialist has recommended the move.

If its introduced it could be rolled out across England in time.

Lord Darzi says 67 children take up smoking in London every day and he wants action taken to reduce that number;

A spokesperson for Fingal County Council in Dublin says while smoking is banned in playgrounds, banning smoking or adopting a smoke free policy in public parks and beaches is a more complicated proposal, and that unilaterally banning smoke here could be counterproductive.

John Mallon from smokers' group Forest Eireann says the proposal is extreme;