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Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: We have received no apologies. The meeting is being convened to consider the Committee Stage of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024. The primary objective of the Bill is to increase the minimum age of sale of tobacco products to 21. The Bill also provides that current penalties for anyone convicted of selling tobacco products to people under the age of 18 will be extended to...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I will get straight into it. Two amendments have been ruled out of order and this has been communicated to the Deputy.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Amendments Nos. 1 and 3 in the name of Deputy Cullinane have been ruled out of order as they are in conflict with the principle of the Bill.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Does anyone else wish to come in on this?

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I ask that we confine discussion to the amendment that is before us.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister want to respond to Deputy Cullinane now or should I bring in another speaker?

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I have a very quick comment on the point about living in the real world. In the lifetime of the Government, we have seen, for the first time in 25 years, an increase in young people starting to smoke and vape. We are talking about nicotine replacement therapy or treatment as a temporary issue, but that is not what we are talking about when we talk about vaping. We are talking about...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It is not a question for the Minister.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and his officials for attending today's meeting, and for the work that has been done on this matter.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2024 and has made no amendments thereto.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I have been asked that we would discuss the Supplementary Estimate for the Department next week. I suggest we have the meeting on Wednesday. If not then, it will be on Thursday at 5.30 p.m. We cancelled the discussion of cardiac services.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: We will have the Minister back in again.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: The meeting is now adjourned.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Deputy. We are over time.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: That is not the case. What happens in Crosslanes is that sometimes people are brought in there. The assessment is made but that is only done after the inpatients are looked after-----

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Deputy, we are over time.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: -----which means time goes by. There is no night-time service in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for assessment-----

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Deputy Ó Murchú, we are late for the next speaker.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: -----with regard to mental health. We also need the daytime service to be up to scratch because it is not at the minute. I think that involves all stakeholders.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: I wish the Minister of State a good evening. I am very happy to be in the Chamber again this evening to make some very brief comments with regard to World Mental Health Day on behalf of the Regional Group. Why? I very much identify with what this day is trying to achieve, which is to raise awareness, and to reduce stigma and, unfortunately, shame as well. We can all certainly identify...