369. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health regarding the new tobacco licence required of shops selling cigarettes, if she has considered that small shops are already struggling and that many cannot afford this additional €1,800 annual cost; her views on whether people will simply go to large retailers if they cannot purchase cigarettes from their small local shops; the reason small local shops are expected to pay the same cost as a large retailer; if she is aware of the damage this will cause to the rural economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10850/26]

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369. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health regarding the new tobacco licence required of shops selling cigarettes, if she has considered that small shops are already struggling and that many cannot afford this additional €1,800 annual cost; her views on whether people will simply go to large retailers if they cannot purchase cigarettes from their small local shops; the reason small local shops are expected to pay the same cost as a large retailer; if she is aware of the damage this will cause to the rural economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10850/26]

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