Respect Vapers

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)
The following were invited to meet Joe Dunne and or attend webinars on 27 January and 29 March. Respect Vapers, a coalition raising the voice of Ireland’s 200,000+ vapers, wants to ensure that policy makers consider all the available facts, scientific evidence and research on the regulation of vaping products. Irish vapers urge the Government not to include vaping in the same category as smoking tobacco. Responsible vaping reduces the number of people who smoke tobacco. •Vaping is not tobacco. •It does not involve smoking. •Vaping is 95% less harmful, according to 423 studies over ten years by 50 doctors/experts •Over 200,000 of all smokers who successfully quit the habit thanks to vaping. •Vaping products are 70% more effective in supporting smokers to successfully quit than nicotine replacement therapy. •Increasing the tax on vaping products won't protect children. •The sale of vape products to under 18s must be stopped.

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