The Irish government will prohibit the sale of vaping products to those under 18 years of age starting this Friday with a new law that provides fines of up to 4,000 euros and prison sentence of up to six months.
The Irish Minister of Health, Stephen Donnellyannounced this Thursday that it will adopt more measures next year to control the tobacco industry, while highlighting that the new legislation will come into force before Christmas.
“I committed to including a ban on the sale of vaping products to minors in law before Christmas and I am delighted that it has been possible,” declared the head of the branch today.
Donnelly thanked legislators from both chambers of the Dublin Parliament their support to move this legislative package forward “quickly”, after launching a “consultative process” on the matter last November.
Looking ahead to 2024, he added, the Government will study new measures to address, for example, “the packaging and flavors” of nicotine inhalation products (such as electronic cigarettes or disposable vapes), in order to make them less attractive to consumers. younger.