Mr. Eoin O'Boyle:

I would like to add that 70% to 75% of my electronic liquid sales to adult vapers are flavoured electronic liquids. I polled many of my different customers. I asked them what impact they thought it would have if they were no longer able to get flavours. Some of them had been vaping for some time. They said that they would have eventually just weaned themselves off. Some who are just starting their vaping journey said that they would not be able to do this, if they were vaping a tobacco flavour. They would therefore more than likely end up back on cigarettes. It is important to be aware that a huge number of adult vapers in Ireland use flavours and rely on flavours to ensure that they stay off tobacco, or that their journey from smoking to vaping is a successful one.