Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Given the comments about this Bill today, it is important to put into context what is being done here. It is to try to decouple the enticement of tobacco and its addictive nature for a cohort. It is based on data and studies. The Minister has outlined it clearly, not only in this House, but also at committee meetings. Equally, on the vapes there are challenges. We all acknowledge that and the Minister will be aware of my comments around that and children, but legislation is pending for that, which I welcome.

I thank the Minister and his officials for preparing this legislation, which will protect young people and help them to avoid becoming addicted to tobacco products in the future. I ask other parties and non-aligned Members of the House to support this important legislation.

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