James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have no issue in principle with this amendment. The aim is to limit the number of characters permitted per tobacco brand or variant name and to be prescriptive about the use of upper and lower case letters. The Bill provides that the brand and variant names placed on tobacco packaging are to be printed in accordance with regulations. These regulations will provide for the manner in which the name is printed on the pack and include the colour, font type, size, positioning and appearance of such a name. As the regulatory powers in the Bill already allow for the Minister to prescribe these matters I do not propose to accept the amendments as they are not necessary.