Gareth Scahill (Fine Gael)

I was going to sing, but I was beaten to it. I wish to be associated with the well-wishes to Senator Wilson. I also support the call for a debate in this House on the national cancer strategy. We were at a good discussion this morning, and with the current strategy coming to an end next year, it is timely we have an opportunity to debate it in this House.

I am hearing more and more stories of UK-branded vapes being sold in Ireland. A lot of them are being sold across the counter and a lot on street corners. While it is not illegal to bring them into the country, they should be rebranded and should include the proper safety messages and notices.

There needs to be a discussion on that because it is an illegal sector when they are being imported and sold wholesale. I have heard stories coming up to Christmas that people are making significant savings by buying these illegally imported vapes and selling them on. People are unknowingly buying and using vapes that are unsafe, potentially contain out-of-date substances and do not have the proper safety messaging. We need to protect the businesses in Ireland that are doing things properly by having a debate on this issue and trying to come up with a mechanism to stop this. We want to see more people in our society reach the age of Senator Wilson. I believe that people using these improperly branded vapes could have a detrimental effect on that so I call for that discussion.