Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023
620. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department have in place or intend to put in place regulations to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes from mobile phone shops including shops selling mobile phones second hand along with phone cases; if inspections are carried out on these premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14694/23]
View answerThe Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will require that all retailers engaged in the sale of electronic cigarettes must obtain a licence for their retail sale. It will be an offence to sell these products without a licence. The Bill will prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to and by persons under 18 years of age. It will also prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes from temporary or mobile units, at events intended for children and from self-service vending machines. The Environmental Health Service of the HSE are responsible for the enforcement of tobacco control legislation and will be responsible for enforcement of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill.
