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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I have seen examples of what I would call brightly coloured sleek outdoor operations that market and project these products in a different way. I certainly would not come away from the set-up of the shop seeing it as a shop selling products that are quit aid products.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: That is the point I just made a couple of minutes ago. I was asking what is stopping them making a change in how the shops are branded and marketed. Mr. Dunne cited legislation. There is nothing stopping the suppliers doing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Has Vape Business Ireland had this discussion at membership level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I do not have enough time. I will finish on this. I might get back in a second time. In fairness, it is not the fault of the witnesses. They had very lengthy time opening statements, which is fine. We had two opening statements. The Chair will agree it is very difficult, if not impossible, to do any justice to the issue in five minutes when we must include answers. I know we have two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I have a number of follow-up questions for Mr. O’Boyle. I assume he will agree with his colleague that vaping is not 100% safe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Does he agree that addiction to nicotine is not good?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Does he agree that, for everybody, it is preferable for people not to be using nicotine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: That is my point. Obviously, I would come at this by supporting measures that would encourage people and enable them to come off their addiction in respect of a range of areas, not just vaping. It has to be said for the purposes of the meeting that. given we are talking about addiction to a product Mr. O’Boyle sells, there is a vested interest here. If there was no addiction, there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I hear what Mr. O’Boyle is saying but, as we have limited time, my question is whether encouraging more people to be less addicted to nicotine, including vaping products, would impact on his business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I talked Mr. Dunne through some of the measures that would enable that and Vape Business Ireland was not in favour of them. I wish to pick up on a point that was raised earlier. We have the opening statement of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, RCPI. It refers to the prohibition on the sale of tobacco products from temporary or moveable premises, counter or point of sale, events...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I refer to the measures that have been recommended by the RCPI, the Irish Heart Foundation and the Irish Cancer Society. As I see it, those organisations are coming at this purely from a public health perspective. There seems to be a sharp difference between how they see it and how Vape Business Ireland sees it. I have a question on flavouring in the minute and a half I have left....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Okay. The RCPI, however, cites a 2018 study that seems to be fairly comprehensive. It is a systemic review of consumer preference for e-cigarette attributes. The written submission provided by RCPI states, "Adolescents are more likely to initiate nicotine inhaled products use through flavoured products relative to other age groups."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: There is a significant amount of wisdom in what the RCPI is saying. I put a lot of faith in what the Irish Cancer Society and Irish Heart Foundation say as well. Obviously, we had to take big steps, which my party and I supported, in respect of cigarettes through the years, such as the ban on indoor use, the restriction on advertising and the requirement for plain packaging. All of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I make the point that I cited a European study. That is not just a British study; it is a study from across the European Union. The Irish Cancer Society, the Irish Heart Foundation and the RCPI all have a very strong track record in advocating for good public health and reducing people's dependency on products that are addictive and damaging to their health. As was accepted, these are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Does Professor Cox accept that vaping products are not safe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Does he accept that people who use e-cigarettes and vaping products, by and large, have an addiction to nicotine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Does he accept that there is a public health risk involved in using vaping products and e-cigarettes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: Would he accept that there is health damage to individuals through the use of vaping products?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: I want to look at some of the RCPI's recommendations, which I support. I will address some other recommendations from the Irish Cancer Society to see whether Professor Cox would support them. One is that we would ban flavoured e-cigarettes. Is that something Professor Cox would support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

David Cullinane: What about extending tobacco advertising restrictions to e-cigarettes?