Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-11-07
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Michael McDowell (IND), National University of Ireland

On any ordinary construction of this new offence which is being created, it is a nonsense to say that it means anything other than if a 19-year-old produces a driving licence showing him or her to be a 19-year-old, he or she can legally purchase tobacco from a tobacco retailer. That is the law.

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Sitting date: 2024-11-07