Deputy Shane Moynihan: It is time for us to crack down on the pop-up vape shops that are becoming blights on our streets in towns and villages around the country. We all know them. They have neon signs. They purport to sell sweets and are always largely empty. I want to compliment the Minister's work and the work of the Minister of State, Deputy Murnane O'Connor, on regulating vapes, but now is the time for us to consider a particular planning class for vape shops, similar to that which exists for off-licences, to ensure the proliferation we are seeing in areas like Clondalkin in my constituency is not repeated and maintained across the country. As well as that, it is time to resource the HSE to undertake a mystery shopper experience to make sure that vapes are not being sold to under-18s and that dangerous products are not being sold to the public under the guise of these vapes shops. We must also ensure An Garda Síochána is aware of that effort and works in tandem with the Revenue Commissioners to make sure that these businesses are not fronts for something else and that vapes, which were designed as a nicotine replacement product, do not become a recreational drug of choice for so many of our young people across the country. I ask for the Minister's support in addressing those various aspects of this problem.

Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I acknowledge Deputy Moynihan's repeated advocacy on this point. I also compliment the Minister of State, Deputy Murnane O'Connor, on her work in bringing through the legislation to prohibit the disgusting colours, flavours and whatnot to try to get children addicted to nicotine products. I assure the Deputy the Department of Health would enthusiastically participate in any initiative to reduce the number of vape shops being given planning and the proliferation of them in towns. It is bad for people's health and it is also bad for towns to see these repeated shops. I will certainly instruct my officials to engage in that, but it is a matter for the Department of planning and I will discuss it with the Minister, Deputy Browne. Deputy Moynihan can be assured the Department of Health would be enthusiastic supporters of anything to prevent the proliferation of vape shops.