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Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 27 Nov 2025
- Last updated
- 8 Jul 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Prohibits sale of single-use vapes (with or without nicotine) in Ireland from commencement, with 6-month transition period allowing existing stock sales.
- Appoints authorised officers with enforcement powers to inspect, investigate, and issue prohibition notices for contraventions of the sales ban.
- Creates criminal offences for selling single-use vapes and providing false information, with penalties for first and repeat breaches; excludes medical devices and medicinal products.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil27 Nov 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil17 Jan 2026
- Report Stage 34th Dáil4 Mar 2026
- Fifth Stage 34th Dáil4 Mar 2026
- Committee Stage 34th Dáil4 Mar 2026
- Second Stage 27th Seanad4 Mar 2026
- Committee Stage 27th Seanad28 Apr 2026
- Fifth Stage 27th Seanad7 Jul 2026
- Report Stage 27th Seanad7 Jul 2026
Debates
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