Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Connolly for his presentation and for the constructive way he has set out the issues. I very much welcome his contribution. One of the issues that is being raised with us by the Irish Heart Foundation and the Irish Cancer Society is the increase in the number of young people who are vaping. In 2015, 23% of teenagers used e-cigarettes and by 2019, it was up to 37%, and we are advised that teenagers who vape are three times more likely to end up smoking. That is where the issue of whether there should be a ban on flavours arises. For example, three countries – Estonia, Finland and Hungary - have already banned the use of any kind of flavouring in e-cigarettes. What is Mr. Connolly's response to that issue? How would he deal with reducing the number of people who are taking up e-cigarettes initially and then moving on to smoking?