Health Committee to continue hearings on tobacco packaging bill

The schedule for tomorrow’s meeting is:

Session A: 9.30 am
Institute of Public Health; Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland; Irish Thoracic Society; Royal College of Physicians; and Irish Medical Organisation; and
Session B: 11.45 am
RGDATA; IBEC; British Irish Chamber of Commerce; National Federation of Retail Newsagents; Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association; and Retail Excellence Ireland.

Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “In November 2013, the Government approved the General Scheme of legislation which will introduce standardised packaging for all tobacco products. The Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 will also determine the size and position of health warnings on cigarette packets. Tomorrow we will continue our hearings on this Bill when we will hear from a number of health advocacy bodies and retail organisations on the various measures contained in the Heads of the Bill and members will also have an opportunity to raise any issues they may have.”

The meeting will start at 9.30am in Committee Room 2, Leinster House tomorrow, Thursday, 6th February 2014.

Committee proceedings can be followed live here.

Media Enquiries to:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2

Committee Membership:

Deputies: Jerry Buttimer (Chair), Catherine Byrne, Ciara Conway (Vice-Chair), Regina Doherty, Robert Dowds, Peter M Fitzpatrick, Seamus Healy, Billy Kelleher, Eamonn Maloney, Mattie McGrath, Sandra McLellan, Dan Neville, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Robert Troy

Senators: Colm Burke, John Crown, John Gilroy, Imelda Henry, Marc Mac Sharry and Jillian Van Turnhout