James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Has the Financial Regulator a view on this?

I welcome the initiative taken by my Labour Party colleagues but I asked on a number of occasions in the House that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government issue a directive to bring head shops under planning legislation to dictate where they could open and what their opening hours should be and that the Minister for Health and Children also issue a directive to ensure all substances sold in these shops are approved by the Irish Medicines Board or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. None of these actions have been taken. Neither of these issues requires primary legislation. A ministerial order would achieve what is needed. Legislation might be required regarding product insurance liability.

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