John Crown (Independent) | Oireachtas source

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, may not have considered. I would never have considered this possibility if it had not been for the presence of a very electronically literate person in my office, Shane Conneely. This type of marketing strategy is being used in other areas, such as the entertainment world, and could be easily adapted for our enemies in the tobacco industry. For this reason, it requires a separate response from the Minister. If horses are being traded, perhaps he will tell me which one we are trading in this amendment. I am prepared to accept his undertaking to study the issue of placing additional warnings before the Bill is introduced in the Dáil. While I do not wish to obstruct the Bill, the second issue I raise has not been thrashed out.