Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Public Health Minister Frank Fagan today (November 22) received government approval to impose additional restrictions on the sale and advertising of nicotine inhalation products such as e-cigarettes.

Under the new proposal, the sale of e-cigarettes (and related nicotine inhalation products) would be banned in self-service vending machines, temporary or mobile establishments, and children's establishments or events. In addition, advertisements for e-cigarettes will be banned on public transport, near cinemas and schools.

The proposals will be included in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhalation Products) Bill, which is currently being drafted. The bill is expected to be finalized and published by the end of the year. The legislation will aim to regulate any product, or any ingredient of that product, that can be used to consume nicotine vapor.

The bill already contains measures to ban the sale of nicotine inhalers to persons under the age of 18 and introduce a licensing regime for the retail sale of tobacco products and nicotine inhalers. Other measures included in the bill include:

banning the sale of tobacco products and nicotine inhalers to persons under the age of 18;

Prohibit the sale of tobacco products through self-service vending machines, temporary or mobile installations, and at children's activities or locations;

introduce a minimum suspension period for convicted retailers;

Introduce fixed penalty notices.

Minister Donnelly said:

"These measures are designed to protect our children and young people from starting vaping. We recognize that nicotine is a highly addictive drug and we are taking action today to make these products less accessible to our young people, And remove these advertisements for products from our children's everyday lives."

Frank Feighan, Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Medicines Strategy, welcomed the Government's approval of the measures:

"Smoking continues to kill approximately 4,500 people a year in our country. We recognize that some adult smokers use nicotine inhalation products to help them quit. However, we are well aware that these products do not benefit our children and young people or non-smokers , which is why we took this action today.”

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