Pádraig O'Sullivan
Ceist:318. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of flavoured and coloured e-cigarettes in this jurisdiction. [30314/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 26 June 2025
Ceisteanna (318)
Freagraí scríofa
My current legislative priority on tobacco and related products, as approved by Government on 10 September, is the further regulation of nicotine inhaling products. These proposals are now being drafted with the Office of the Attorney General.
The General Scheme for a Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill contains a range of proposals to reduce youth use of nicotine inhaling products including:
- restrictions on the colours and imagery used on nicotine inhaling products and their packaging
- a ban on devices resembling toys or games
- restrictions on flavours, and
- a ban on disposable vapes.
When drafting is finalised the proposed measures will require notification and assessment at EU level under the both the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 2015/1535) and the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2014/40/EU) as they include the banning of a category of product.