James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

We may have close ties but I cannot imagine that our influence extends to creating law in countries outside our jurisdiction, although we will of course try to influence European law.

I accept Deputy Ó Caoláin's concerns but I do not think there are any implications per se because the alternative is that no signs, antique or otherwise are displayed. I am trying to ensure that a genuine article can be displayed once the product is not available and therefore it is not an advertisement and, furthermore, that the tobacco industry cannot use its devious ability to get around law, as it did in the Irish Heart Foundation's example by creating signs that are subtly aimed at youth. They should not be able to get into a new industry of making old world effect signs to advertise products that will be tweaked to resemble a product on the market.

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