Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee Stage

4:30 pm

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Minister that my questioning had nothing to do with encouraging the return of pipe tobacco smoking in any variety of settings where smoking is currently illegal. It is important to bear in mind that we are quite specific about the shape and presentation of cigarettes. Deputy Kelleher has gone even further in his attempt today to define the actual size that would apply in every instance. I am making the point that pipe tobacco presents in a variety of shapes and forms of packaging, including tins, etc. The legislation provides for those presentations to continue, albeit with all of the added dissuading messages.

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