Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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229. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings (details supplied) of a recent Health Research Board report, published on 12 October 2020; and his plans to introduce stricter regulation on the sale and use of e-cigarettes. [39035/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Research Board’s three evidence reviews in relation to e-cigarettes were conducted at the request of the Minister for Health. Their findings underscore the importance of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill which was approved by Government in 2019 and will prohibit the sale of nicotine inhaling products including e-cigarettes to, and by, persons under 18 years of age. The Bill will also provide for a licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco products and of e-cigarettes, and will prohibit the sale of tobacco products from self-service vending machines, temporary or mobile units and at locations and events intended for children.

These measures are designed to ensure greater regulation of both e-cigarettes and tobacco products and to safeguard our children’s health by reducing their exposure to these products.