Dáil
‹ Order of Business Tobacco packaging litigation threat
Summary
Deputy Peter Mathews condemned Japan Tobacco Group’s threat to sue over standardised packaging and urged the Government to counterclaim over smoking-related deaths and healthcare costs.
I wish to raise two matters. First, to follow up on Deputy Adams's question on the tobacco packaging Bill, the threat by Japan Tobacco Group to sue Ministers and the Government for the loss of revenues and the infringement of its intellectual property is totally out of order. I suggest that the Taoiseach and the Cabinet might counter sue it for the 5,200 deaths from diseases, the costs to the health service and so on, just to put some manners on it.
