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

The reason this is specifically mentioned is because, under the directive, the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide content of a tobacco product shall not be printed on a unit packet or any other form of retail packaging of a tobacco product. We will be transposing that into law. There is no wriggle room in that regard. I hear what the Senator is saying about making the information available, and it will be made available through the website and other mechanisms. The reason for this provision, as the Senator pointed out, is that what will be attempted by the tobacco companies is to state the low tar and low carbon monoxide and that their product is safer to smoke than another one. The point is that smoking tobacco products will kill.