Health Minister Donnelly plans to raise legal age for buying cigarettes to 21‘After decades of progress, we are stagnating’It's hoped that the new age limit on buying cigarettes will have a beneficial effect on people's health in Ireland. Photo: PAThe legal age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products is set to rise from 18 to 21 under landmark legislation being introduced by the Health Minister. Stephen Donnelly will this week seek Cabinet approval for the legislation to increase the legal age by three years. Raising the minimum legal age of the sale of tobacco products is expected to lead to a significant reduction in smoking prevalence and addiction. A new law in the UK will each year increase the legal age for the sale of cigarettes by one year.

Source: Irish Independent May 13, 2024 07:16 UTC