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)
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I am concerned about the figure that states that we have moved from 23% to 37%. We are also moving in that the number of young people smoking has gone up again. There is a connection between the two. While Mr. Dunne is talking about legislation, something is still driving it in terms of making it attractive for young people to move to electronic cigarettes. As well as not being able to sell to under-18s, what other restrictions does Mr. Dunne believe need to be put in place in relation to advertising?