Respect Vapers

Lobbying Organisation Respect Vapers

Date published 16 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Providing public represenatives with facts on the impact of banning flavours and increasing taxes on vapes

Intended results Public Representatives recognise the key role vapes plays in helping smokers quit cigarettes.

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

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 (1)

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

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Colm Burke Minister of State (Department of Health)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall 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)