Enforcing proposed single-use vape ban may cost over €3m a year, Oireachtas research says

It comes as single-use vapes have emerged rapidly on the Irish market in recent years. File photo: Nicholas T. Ansell/PA

A proposed ban on single-use vapes could cost €3.1m a year to enforce along with other measures planned by Government, a regulatory impact analysis has shown.

In a paper from the Oireachtas’ Library and Research Service, it highlighted different aspects of the Government’s proposed laws in this area and its potential implications, including the need to fund 40 full-time posts in the HSE to enforce it.