Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirms Government will look at banning vapes in schools

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that a proposal to ban the use of vapes in schools 'had some merit'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the Government will look at the prospect of banning vapes in schools.

He said that he has received a number of calls from "concerned teachers and parents" regarding the escalating prevalence of vaping among students in primary and secondary schools. In response, the Taoiseach confirmed that the Government would examine banning the devices in schools."It is a health issue because it is addictive, and an environmental issue because of the waste caused by the discarding of disposable vapes.

The Irish Mirror has been highlighting the dangers of child vaping in a number of articles over the last number of weeks.

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