Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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504. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed ban on self-serving cigarette vending machines; his assessment of job losses to the vending sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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In 2014, the Government approved the drafting of legislation to provide for measures in relation to the sale of all tobacco products and non-medicinal nicotine delivery systems. The legislation includes a proposal to prohibit the sale of all tobacco products from self-service vending machines. All elements of the legislation, including the proposal in relation to self-service vending machines, will be assessed in the context of the Regulatory Impact Analysis.