1144. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland intends to use its Presidency of the Council of the European Union to advocate for the inclusion of provisions within any revised tobacco products directive that would permit member states to introduce generational tobacco sales restrictions, similar to those enacted in the United Kingdom under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2025; whether her Department has carried out any assessment of the legal compatibility of such measures with the current EU treaty framework and internal market provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32831/26]

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1144. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland intends to use its Presidency of the Council of the European Union to advocate for the inclusion of provisions within any revised tobacco products directive that would permit member states to introduce generational tobacco sales restrictions, similar to those enacted in the United Kingdom under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2025; whether her Department has carried out any assessment of the legal compatibility of such measures with the current EU treaty framework and internal market provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32831/26]

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