Electronic cigarettes and other nicotine products

The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026

The main purpose of the Bill is to amend the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to:

• Regulate the packaging and appearance of nicotine inhaling products and refill containers of such products;
• Provide for the prohibition on the sale of nicotine consumption products to a child;
• Provide for certain restrictions in relation to the signage, display and advertising of nicotine inhaling products and nicotine consumption products; and
• Provide that the Minister for Health may, by order, regulate the flavour names of nicotine inhaling products. The Schedule being proposed contains ‘Tobacco’ and ‘Unflavoured’.
The proposed Irish legislation aims to achieve a high level of health protection, particularly for young people. It considers the current evidence surrounding these products and the specific Irish context and is a proportionate and necessary approach to achieve the policy objective.
Copies of the Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) at policy-making stage provide further information on the grounds for this legislation. Please note that the original RIA contains the prohibition on single-use vapes which has since been notified separately under the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill (2025/0773/IE)