Averil Power (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I strongly welcome the fact that this legislation will pass today. It has taken much personal leadership on behalf of the Minister. It has inspired all his initiatives in the tobacco area. This is a horrible, cynical and dangerous product and the more we can do to help people quit smoking, the better.I congratulate the Minister and I welcome the fact that the Bill started in this House and that the Minister has brought it through the Dáil and back to this House today. As the Minister is aware, Senator Crown and I published another Bill recently on e-cigarettes. We hope to engage with the Minister on the matter because tobacco is a major killer and something on which we should have cross-party co-operation. Certainly, the Minister has my backing and that of our group in tackling this area.