Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Government will hold off on increasng taxes on vapes due to the key role vapes play in helping adults quit cigarettes.
Methods: EmailMeetingLetter
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Email
Issue statement on the Government's decision to increase taxes on vapes in Budget.
Meeting
Meet Deputy JP Phelan to highlight the importance of vaping in helping adults quit smoking.
Email
Pre-Budget submisson sent to Minister for Finance Minister for DEPAR and oppostions spokespersons.
Letter
Seek meeting with Deputy Davd Cullnane and Deputy Matt Carthy to highlight the importance of vaping in helping adults quit smoking.
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shortall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Public Representatives recognise the key role vapes plays in helping smokers quit cigarettes.
Methods: Email
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Email
Government cannot ban vaping with high excise taxes. Vapes are a successful ‘quit smoking’ tool -70% more effective than gums and patches. Sweden will become 1st smoke free country. ASH UK says 3 million people in Britain gave up cigarettes with the help of vaping. Fruit & menthol flavoured vapes are important for ex-smokers. If banned, 1 in 5 ex-smokers will get flavoured vapes from unregulated sources online.
Email
Letter seeeking that the full results of the Minister for Health's Public Consultation results are published and taken into account by the Minister in the 2025 Budget
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Health; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Health; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frances Black (Senator), Seanad; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Haughey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Public representatives meet with international public health expert Clive Bates who shares international facts and experience on the role of flavoured vaping in reducing tobacco addiction. Provide public representatives with the findings of an independent RedC survey on the impact of a ban on flavoured vapes on reducing the number of citizen addicted to smoking
Methods: Email
