Naoise Ó Muirí (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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125. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the legislation being drafted to further regulate nicotine inhaling products and single-use vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52188/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Legislation is being drafted to further regulate nicotine inhaling products and single use vapes.

The Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill will ban the sale of all single-use vapes.

The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill will restrict the colours and imagery on the packaging of nicotine inhaling products and on the devices themselves. It will ban devices resembling or functioning as other products such as toys or games. It will restrict the flavours for sale and prohibit all flavour descriptors and language other than basic flavour names. Finally, it will ban the point-of-sale display in shops other than specialist shops, and advertising of these products in all shops.

Both Bills are at a very advanced stage of drafting, and are prioritised for publication in the Autumn Legislative Programme.