218. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to ban vapes from public premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28862/26]
Topics / Tobacco Control Measures
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTobacco Control Measures
142 questions from 34 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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142 written, 0 oral
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| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 10 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 16 |
| June 2026 | 7 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 11 |
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330. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether nicotine inhaling products (vapes) or nicotine pouches are affected by any of the provisions of the WHO FCTC Article 5.3; whether companies and individuals that do not have ties to the tobacco industry are entitled to seek to engage with members of the Oireachtas and with officials in Government Departments; and if she will make a statement on th…
942. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of recent media reports (details supplied) highlighting significant illicit cigarette seizures in Ireland given that seizures in the first three months of 2026 have nearly equalled the total for all of 2025; whether he accepts that, notwithstanding the Revenue Commissioner's enforcement successes, current tobacco excise rates may be in…
3066. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken nationally to progress the Tobacco Produce Directive at European level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25659/26]
3067. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if progressing the revised Tobacco Products Directive will be a priority during Ireland's hosting of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25660/26]
3180. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if guidance on e-cigarettes and regulated vaping products as a smoking cessation tool is currently being reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26339/26]
3181. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to formally incorporating adult harm reduction strategies, including the use of regulated vaping products, into Ireland’s national strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26340/26]
3182. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the relative risk profile of vaping compared to combustible tobacco; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26341/26]
3183. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if systems are in place to monitor and report on adult smoking cessation rates; the strategies and tools used to achieve that cessation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26342/26]
3193. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26416/26]
3194. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26417/26]
1837. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted an assessment of reports from the UK regarding loopholes in the law there which allow for the modifying of disposable devices by adding non-operational charging ports, or including token removable or refillable pods, and their marketing as "reusable"; and if measures will be introduced to avoid similar loopholes in the context of t…
1838. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the rationale for distinguishing between nicotine inhaling and nicotine-consumption products in the proposed Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026; and the implications of any differentiation in terms of regulatory approaches. [19208/26]
1848. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to larger disposable nicotine vaping devices that are becoming increasingly prevalent (details supplied); if she believes that these devices will be covered under the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19269/26]
1849. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she has taken to ensure that the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025 will be future proofed against developments in technology and attempts to find loopholes that would allow the sale of disposable nicotine vaping in other forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19270/26]
1850. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research carried out in relation to international comparisons in relation to larger disposable nicotine vaping devices that are becoming increasingly prevalent (details supplied); the lessons that can be learned from countries that have already implemented a ban on single use vaping products; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
1851. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research into the increasing prevalence of larger disposable nicotine vaping devices that are becoming increasingly prevalent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19272/26]
581. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health following on from the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025, her plans to deal with the sale and advertising of nicotine pouches targeted at minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18107/26]
874. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed licensing system for retailers selling vaping products and cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16667/26]
948. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the current methods of payment for the tobacco and nicotine inhaling products licence; if the introduction of any additional payment methods for retailers are currently being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17074/26]
379. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2014; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14788/26]
380. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons successfully prosecuted for tobacco and or cigarette smuggling in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/26]
381. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of summary and indictable convictions secured in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, for the evasion of tobacco excise duty and illegal selling of illicit tobacco, in addition to the total money collected in these years from associated fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14790/26]
382. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the resources he is allocating to Revenue; the new or improved enforcement actions being taken to combat illicit tobacco smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14791/26]
383. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance how effective the new regulations introduced in November 2025 that strengthen rules relating to the amount of duty-paid tobacco products an individual can bring into Ireland from another European Union (EU) Member State have been in reducing the number of non-Irish duty paid cigarettes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14792/…