Respect Vapers

Lobbying Organisation Respect Vapers

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Brief all the members of the new Dail and the Seanad on the contribution vaping has made to helping people quit cigarettes. Seek assurance from the Minister for Health and Minister for State that the Government will not waive the pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Bill to ban flavours. Ask opposition health spokespeople to support this call.

Intended results Government recognises the benefit of flavoured vapes in helping people quit smoking and help Ireland reach its Smoke-Free status.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Heffernan

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Brief all the members of the new Dail and the Seanad on the contribution vaping has made to helping people quit cigarettes. Seek assurance from the Minister for Health and Minister for State that the Government will not waive the pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Bill to ban flavours. Ask opposition health spokespeople to support this call.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

All new members of the Dail and Seand were brief on vaping. The Minister for Health and the Minister of State for Health was asked to make sure that the pre-legislative scrutiny takes place before the Bill is debated in the Dail. Opposition spokespersons were asked to support this call.

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.