Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senators. Broadly, we are all on the same page in what we are trying to achieve. On the point concerning advertising, I am keeping an open mind on this. It is not something I want to commit to here because I do want to be seen to be directing where this public consultation process goes. It is important for us to say that the advertising of vapes or e-cigarettes is already prohibited on television and radio, online and in printed publications, except in trade publications. There is already a very broad provision in this regard in the legislation, so would it be a quantum leap to say age does not matter and these products cannot be advertised online, in most printed publications, on television and radio or in cinemas? I do not think that would be a big leap, so I will certainly stay very open to it.