Major change for sale of vapes, tobacco, and nicotine products coming into effect from Monday
A major new rule change around the sale of tobacco and nicotine products has been announced this week by the Minister for Public Health, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, and will come into effect from Monday
A major new rule around the sale of tobacco and nicotine products has been announced by the Minister for Public Health, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, and will come into effect from Monday.
It will mean that vending machines and self-service sales will be banned from selling the products.
It is one of a number of measures included in the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023.
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"This necessary change will reduce the availability of tobacco products. Sometimes children have been able to access these harmful products, this is unacceptable, and this ban will ensure that this can no longer happen," Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said.
"Protecting the health of our young people is at the heart of this legislation. We are cutting off an avenue of easy access that has been shown to contribute to early experimentation and long-term addiction. The health of our children comes first, and prevention remains one of our most powerful tools for building a healthier Ireland," she added.
The Act also banned the advertising of vape products in cinemas, in or within 200 metres of a school, on public transport and in taxis.
Minister Murnane O'Connor recently described vapes as the "revenge of the tobacco industry."