[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 1823 - Healthcare policy [Tobacco][1949/22]. (19 Jan 2022)
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1823. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the way the Government intends to interact with the Achieving a Tobacco Free Europe programme of actions as outlined by the European Commission in its Beating Cancer Implementation Roadmap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1949/22]
Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health: My Department is already engaging at EU level on actions outlined in the implementation roadmap of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.
In 2020 and 2021, my Department, in collaboration with the Health Service Executive, contributed to the European Commission’s review of the Tobacco Products Directive and to an evaluation of the European Council’s recommendations on smoke-free environments. My Department has also engaged with our colleagues in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners on a survey seeking the views of Member States on the proposed revision of the Tobacco Tax Directive. The Department of Finance is the lead department in relation to the Tobacco Tax Directive and the review of the legal framework for cross-border purchases of tobacco by private individuals.
As members of the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy and its subgroups, officials from my Department and representatives of the Health Service Executive engage on all aspects of tobacco control at EU level including the implementation and review of the Tobacco Products Directive. This engagement will continue as we work through the various stages of the Beating Cancer Plan Implementation Roadmap.
The Health Service Executive is also participating in the second EU 'Joint Action on Tobacco Control' project, with a new sequence of work packages to increase collaboration on enforcement of tobacco control measures across the EU.
Question No. 1824 answered with Question No. 1822.
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