Ireland's ban on smoking in the workplace should be extended to Northern Ireland and Britain, according to the leaders of the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body.
They have tabled a motion for discussion by 70 parliamentarians from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales at the twice-yearly plenary of the Body which takes place this weekend in Monmouth, Wales.
The controversial proposal is likely to spark a fuming debate between smokers, non-smokers, libertarians and health advocates from both sides of the Irish Sea.
The continuing deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process will also figure prominently as senior Irish and British parliamentarians quiz the Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy, who has returned to work after collapsing at the Labour Party conference in early October.
Lord Dubs, Michael Mates and Kevin McNamara will lead the debate and the Body is certain to welcome the talks at Leeds Castle and back the speedy restoration of devolved institutions in the North.
Liberal Democrat Peer Trevor Smith will raise the issue of the paramilitary fugitives, the "on-the-runs," and whether those who have been exiled by paramilitary groups will be allowed to return home.
Labour's Harry Barnes is set to ask Mr Murphy to outline the British Government's policy towards increasing integrated education in the North and its role in "reducing segregation and improving community relations."
The Mayo TD Jerry Cowley will raise an issue of great interest to the Irish community in Britain.
He will ask Mr Murphy if he has had discussions with the Irish Government about "reciprocal arrangements for the provision of free travel for pensioners on public transport services, with particular reference to older Irish emigrants returning to Ireland on holidays, in particular those older emigrants who are in receipt of a partial Irish pension or a pre-1953 pension."
An issue that always emerges at these meetings is the safety of the Sellafield nuclear power plant on the Irish Sea.
Carlow-Kilkenny TD Seamus Pattison will urge the British authorities to accelerate the rate of vitrification of the highly active liquid waste stored at the plant.
The process turns waste into glass which can be stored more safely. The TD argues that this would reduce the amount of waste stored in advance of the 2015 deadline set by the UK Health and Safety Nuclear Installations Inspectorate.
Meath TD Johnny Brady will promote the need for an all-island dimension to the proposed new sports stadium development in Northern Ireland so that sports bodies in the Republic can make use of it.
The Body's 29th Plenary will also see more soul-searching about how it can entice unionists to join and its future role. Unionists boycott the Body because they allege that it was part of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
