A local TD says a ban on flavoured vapes is nanny-statism - and will lead to a spike in black-market sales.
Sinn Féin's Sorca Clarke says she backs the planned ban on the sale of vapes to under-18s.
She says she also supports the ban on single-use vapes.
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But she says it's wrong to restrict flavours to only nicotine or unflavoured:
The bill is making its way through the Oireachtas and was discussed at the health committee yesterday.
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Deputy Clarke told the committee she's a former smoker and current vaper.
The Longford-Westmeath TD says the government's bill is going to fuel illegal sales:
