Legislative Measures
Seanad Éireann — 2022-06-21
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Micheál Carrigy (FG), Industrial and Commercial Panel

I thank the Minister of State for his comments. I also thank Senator Wilson for sharing this Commencement matter with me and I support his comments.
The Minister of State in his reply said the review found a strong association in the majority of the examined studies between the use of e-cigarettes and a subsequent uptake in smoking. That is a key point. If we want to stop young people from smoking, we need to ban these substances. We do not know what this can lead to. We are allowing people to be addicted at 12 years of age. How are they going to be able to fund this addiction other than turning to crime? The legislation needs to be implemented before the summer recess.

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Sitting date: 2022-06-21