Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1418. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for pre-legislative scrutiny, the drafting, publication and introduction of the proposed nicotine inhaling products Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29595/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Cabinet approval was given on 10 September 2024 to proposals for a Bill to further regulate nicotine inhaling products, including a ban on disposable vapes. Those proposals are now being drafted with the Office of the Attorney General. The necessity for pre-legislative scrutiny was waived by the Joint Committee on Health on 25 September 2024.

Once completed, the draft legislation will require notification at EU level for assessment under the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 2015/1535) and the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2014/40/EU). At this stage in the legislative process, a timeline for the introduction of the measures in the Bill cannot be given.