Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The product is highly addictive. It has been formulated to penetrate the lungs and blood system to a greater extent than cigarettes do. The raw material is nicotine, which tobacco companies have plenty of and want a market for. Somewhat like the Minister's thinking on vaccination, I am instinctively inclined to ban vaping altogether but I realise that is not possible. Will achievable regulations be brought in? Are we going to protect our children by banning these products? Will there be education on them in schools? It seems that much capital was spent on smoking cessation and we now have these new products, some of which are 20 times as addictive as cigarettes.