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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)

Seán Crowe: Is there a concern about the elements in vaping products? Should they be listed on the product?

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

Seán Crowe: Should a ban similar to the smoking ban in pubs and restaurants apply to vaping?

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

Seán Crowe: I will bring Deputy Durkan in to have the last word.

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

Seán Crowe: I thank both witnesses for coming in. It was a useful exchange with good contributions and quite a number of questions. I appreciate the time the witnesses took to attend. I propose to suspend the sitting for five minutes to bring in our second group of witnesses.

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

Seán Crowe: I welcome from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, RCPI, Professor Des Cox, chair of the policy group and consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine, and from the Institute of Public Health in Ireland, IPH, Dr. Helen McAvoy, director of policy. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or...

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

Seán Crowe: I thank Dr. McAvoy. It is very helpful that both contributions addressed the Bill and suggested amendments. That is very helpful for us as legislators.

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

Seán Crowe: It has been said-----

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

Seán Crowe: I thank Deputy Durkan. It is probably a reminder that if people are joining the meeting from their offices, they are probably better off using their headsets. It is much clearer, especially for guests in the room, in hearing what people are saying. I have just a couple of questions. One of the suggestions made was to change the age of access from 18 to 21, which is from the Royal...

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

Seán Crowe: Again, Dr. McAvoy is saying it would act as a deterrent, but there is other evidence that use of other addictive products, such as alcohol and illegal substances, is probably higher. Someone aged 18 will say he or she is an adult and should be able to make that decision himself or herself. How would she respond to that?

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

Seán Crowe: How long have we had inhaling products on the market? Is it ten years?.

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

Seán Crowe: The members of the group before the committee earlier stated they did not believe e-cigarettes should be sold to young people but the online market is quite big and became bigger during the pandemic. They would say it is because people could not get access and so on. Do the witnesses have any recommendations? For example, if the legislation was changed to ban sales to those under 21 years,...

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

Seán Crowe: We have all been walking down the street and the next minute been covered in a cloud when someone just blows. That is certainly an irritant for me, regardless of the side effects. In the past, producers of tobacco products promoted the idea that they were cool, sexy or whatever. Is there any evidence that the products we are discussing are being pushed in that way? There was much...

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

Seán Crowe: Do the witnesses have a view on the process for approving products? Could anything else be tightened up in that regard? How reliable are the statistics relating to the time of the Covid pandemic? Are they a blip? The witnesses spoke about the pressure people were under and so on. Everything was abnormal. Alcohol sales were probably also up during that period. There is anecdotal...

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

Seán Crowe: The positive thing is that there is common agreement. Even those selling the product believe the ban should be introduced. It is up to us to determine the most effective way to do that.

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

Seán Crowe: On that positive note, we will end the meeting. I appreciate the witnesses' contributions this morning which have really helped the committee.

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

Seán Crowe: If we talk about a ban on something, people will look for an alternative. In that context, the online alternative seems to be wide open. I asked the previous group about the ban on smoking in public buildings, restaurants and pubs. We hear of passive smoking. Are there harmful effects for people in the company of vapers? Is there an impact on children when the adult or parent is vaping...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2022: Vote 38, Department of Health. While the committee has no role in approving the Estimates, there is an opportunity for it to make the scrutiny of the budgetary performance of the Department more transparent. The briefing prepared for the secretariat illustrates the difference between the previous...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: We all agree with the Minister's sentiments on Ukraine. We propose to take members in ten-minute slots. I hope we will all have more than one round.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Cullinane.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Seán Crowe: We are talking about Estimates.