Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 February 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)

1:00 pm

Mr. Joe Sweeney:

Similar to what Mr. Jennings said, we identified some of our members who were involved and spoke to them also. From 2009 to September 2012, 56,600 inspections took place and the compliance rate was 98%. The conviction rate was less than 1%. Regarding sales to minors, in the same period, 2009 to September 2012, there were 1,452 inspections and 14 convictions, giving an 84% compliance rate. It should be 100%, but 98% compliance is super. A compliance rate of 84% is very good and an indication that retailers are being responsible.

Let me give one other statistic for the same period on the display ban. There were 22,400 inspections and an 85% compliance rate.

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