Tobacco Control Measures

1179. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the case of Sweden, who has reduced its smoking and cancer rates through the use of tobacco like vapes and nicotine pouches as a safer and more readily available alternative to cigarettes, in the context of the measures proposed in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024; and if she…

510. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal to prohibit the sale or purchase of flavoured vapes; if she is aware of industry concerns that such a ban may contribute to persons returning to smoking cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22470/25]

2006. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to prevent smoking within the grounds of all public health facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18700/25]

2144. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan to develop a new tobacco-free Ireland programme implementation plan given that the current one is due to expire in 2025; if a working group will be established to progress same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19491/25]

2145. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of sign-ups to the QUIT programme in each of the years 2018 to 2024; to itemise funding assigned to the programme per year; if the current QUIT campaign covers nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19492/25]

2146. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will consider banning nicotine pouches and other novel nicotine products within the Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill as France and other EU Member States have done; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19493/25]

95. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the volume of nicotine pouch sales recorded in the off-trade, by volume, and monetary value in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16146/25]

319. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if State supports for those looking to quit nicotine inhaling products, such as e-cigarettes and vapes are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16141/25]

327. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the details of any public information campaigns undertaken to raise awareness of the use of HHC vapes, particularly with parents and within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16166/25]

1458. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the preparations underway in her Department for Ireland to host the world Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin in June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10560/25]

1460. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the input her Department had in the preparation of the revised EU Tobacco Products Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10562/25]

1461. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she expects her officials to be responsible for the advancement of a revised EU Tobacco Products Directive during the Irish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers in H2, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10563/25]

664. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 19 February 2025, if she will provide details of the retail impact assessment and small- and medium-sized enterprises test carried out as part of her Department’s consideration of the measures being introduced via the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023; if she wil…

329. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in tabular form, the specific results of the public consultation about future regulation of e-cigarettes or vapes, which was launched in November 2023 by the then Minister for Health and the then Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy, relating to the following three elements: the number and pe…

215. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if her Department will be introducing of a proposed licensing fee for retailers to sell tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products from 2 February 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6537/25]

268. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the actions being taken by his Department to prevent the advertisement and sale of illicit tobacco products online; his Department’s engagement to date with social media companies to detect and prevent such activity; if measures such as the removal of social media profiles engaged in such activity are being considered; and if he will make a …

269. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work of the Joint Agency Task Force in tackling excise fraud; the key enforcement actions undertaken by the task force in the past 12 months; the number of investigations into organised crime groups involved in excise fraud initiated through the task force in each respective year from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; and …

817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of test purchase inspections on the sale of tobacco and vaping products carried out, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [6282/25]

615. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new licensing system for tobacco and nicotine products; if he is aware of concerns of smaller retailers of the impact these new fees will have on their businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4201/25]

617. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if she is considering any changes to the annual retailers licensing fees for those selling tobacco products or nicotine-inhaling products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4203/25]

225. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for a timeline on the drafting, publication and introduction of the general scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024; if pre-legislative scrutiny is planned in respect of the same planned legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3663/25]

226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the proposed new license fees for retail of tobacco products will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners similar to the collection of fees for licenses for other excise categories such as intoxicating liquor, betting, mineral oils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3664/25]

227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for detailed guidance to retailers on the operation of the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes, including details of how to register and deadlines for registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3666/25]

228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the revenue generated from the new licensing system for tobacco and vapes will be ring-fenced for expenditure on increased inspection and test-purchasing of retail units to ensure compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3667/25]

1073. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration was given under the commencement of outstanding provisions in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 in relation to licence fees for small rural businesses that, compared with large supermarkets, will struggle to meet these fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2293/25]