Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

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

In relation to health risks, there is a study that shows a raft of warnings over the use of e-cigarettes.

There was a recent finding that electronic cigarettes might increase the odds of erectile dysfunction and of stroke at middle age. That is now showing up in studies. There is also a study on eye conditions, which looks at people who suffer from eye problems. There are a higher number of people with difficulties with their eyesight, as a result of using electronic cigarettes. A whole range of studies show that electronic cigarettes can be harmful, not to everyone, but to a certain group of people, in a number of different areas. Is it not therefore appropriate that there should be health warnings in relation to the use of electronic cigarettes?

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