The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in Ireland under measures being brought to the Cabinet by the Minister for Health.
The Government is expected to approve measures to ban the sale, manufacture or import of single-use or disposable vapes in the country.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly also wants to place restrictions on colours and imagery on packages and the devices themselves to ensure they are not aimed at younger people.
Disposal of the devices has been a problem in recent years and there are public health concerns that failure to properly recycle the vapes, which include batteries, could be resulting in the release of toxic compounds into the environment.
There is also concern that the products sold in Ireland contain the maximum permitted level of nicotine, and are therefore not an effective means of quitting cigarette smoking.
A ban on the sale of vaping products and e-cigarettes to people aged under 18 came into effect in Ireland last year.
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