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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Is that a "No"?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I have a quick question for the Leader. When I was fairly newly elected, a controversy arose involving another politician who had made representations in respect of a criminal case to the Judiciary. It emerged in the press that several similar episodes had occurred. I was interviewed in the press and stated this was a practice we should probably regulate and legislate for. My first...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 6: In page 8, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:“(g) not contain any item incorporated into the packaging other than as provided for by law.”.We live in a technological age and marketing strategies are growing ever more sophisticated, including the use of electronically taggable devices. Amendment No. 6 would prevent tobacco companies from...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I am trying to get clarification on what exactly that means. Does that mean the Minister is making a commitment to table the amendments in the Dáil?

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Please forgive my relative unfamiliarity with some of the more arcane aspects of parliamentary procedure but is there a mechanism where we can delay the vote on this for a few minutes while I take some advice on it? I can move on to a different amendment.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Is it in any way compromising the Minister's ability to address this issue later if we press it today and it is defeated - if he thinks it is a good idea and with further advice has the opportunity to amend the Bill accordingly in the Dáil?

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I would prefer not to delay the passage of the Bill. If it is the Minister's and the Leader's intention that Report Stage be taken today, I do not wish to delay that process, close as we are to the summer break. Being practical about it, I do not believe the amendments will ultimately be accepted. If they are going to be thrashed out and discussed, it will be today or never. I am not...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I beg the indulgence of my more experienced parliamentary colleagues. If we proceed according to the order of the day, will the group of amendments be agreed in its entirety? While the Minister addressed the issue of specific warnings, other issues also arise, including the prohibition of non-classical electronic advertising in communication inserts in packaging. We should vote on this...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Broadly-speaking, two issues arise. First, I take on board the Minister's point that he will give some thought to the issue of including additional warnings. Is he prepared to agree at this stage to the amendments which prohibit our enemy from placing sophisticated electronic marketing devices in their death-causing products?

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: My question relates to amendment No. 6.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Without wishing to show all my cards in this game of poker, I am prepared to compromise with the Minister on the issue of additional warnings by giving him time to act. That is the first issue but a second, separate issue also arises. As such, the group may be a little too comprehensive. The second issue is the prohibition of a marketing device which the authors of the Bill, in good faith,...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I thank the Minister and Acting Chairman for allowing me to clarify this technical point. There are microchip technologies that can be inserted into cigarette packaging which enable communication to occur-----

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I thank the Acting Chairman. This amendment is dealing with a very specific and technical issue. There are technologies analogous to those employed in the reading of barcodes which, using near-field communications, make it possible for central vendors to establish a degree of contact, as a marketing device, with people who have purchased cigarettes from them. This amendment seeks to...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I still think there is ambiguity and I will, in isolation, be pressing amendment No. 6.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 12: In page 9, line 22, after “name” to insert “, and also whether the name shall be in uppercase, lowercase, or any mix thereof”.There are a few amendments which we believe make it easier for the Minister to tighten up the regulation of the appearance of the lettering on the products and on the packaging and other products as shall be defined....

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 15: In page 10, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:"(g) not contain any item incorporated into the packaging other than as provided for by law.".I wish to clarify - I am not sure I made it clear when we discussed this in another context and I said I did not intend to press this amendment - that the regulation as it stands will ban inserts and anything on the...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 23: In page 14, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “Retail packaging of cigars 11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a cigar packet shall—(a) in respect of the outer surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour with a matt finish, (b) in respect of the inner surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour, (c) not bear a mark or trade mark other than in...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 24: In page 14, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “Retail packaging of electronic cigarettes 11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an electronic cigarette packet shall—(a) in respect of the outer surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour with a matt finish, (b) in respect of the inner surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour, (c) not bear a...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: As we stated on Committee Stage, what we wish for the tobacco industry is bankruptcy. We would like all those who are affiliated with the industry to seek alternative lines of work, all the investors involved in supporting it to invest elsewhere and all the retailers of tobacco products to clear their shelves of them. We do not want anybody to profit from the sale of tobacco products. There...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I do not believe I made my earlier point strongly enough. If our enemies insist on conducting a business which poisons and kills our citizens and addicts our children, we must send the unambiguous message that we want their businesses to fail and we want them out of business and bankrupt. There is zero ambiguity on that issue. It would be preferable if those who are involved in these...