1012. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if any further steps are planned to resolve the impact vaping is having on our young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23276/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister for Health: The primary focus of policy and action in relation to e-cigarettes is to reduce uptake by children and young people.

The proposed measures in the Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill take into consideration the population-level impact of vaping and the need for a high level of health protection for young people. The proposals include a review structure to monitor the impact of any restrictions on e-cigarette use and smoking among both young people and adults, as well as provisions to amend the list of allowed flavours as new evidence presents.

The Bill will contain a range of measures to reduce youth use of nicotine inhaling products such as vapes. This includes:

• a ban on point-of-sale display and advertising of these products in most shops
• restrictions on the colours and imagery used on nicotine inhaling products and their packaging
• a ban on devices resembling toys or games
• restrictions on flavours for sale and requirements for only basic flavour names to be used, and
• a complete ban on disposable vapes

Once completed, the draft legislation will require notification at EU level under the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 2015/1535)