Talks of the Government banning disposable vapes have sparked an outcry from retailers against a total ban. Although retailers have acknowledged the environmental concerns surrounding single-use vaping products need to be addressed, they believe a total ban would prove detrimental to their businesses.

On the other hand, health experts warn of both the health costs and environmental threats single-use vaping products pose. Around 2/3 of people in Ireland are for the Government ban, saying it would take away the environmental threat and save a new generation from suffering nicotine addictions.

Martin Mulligan of the National Federation of Independent Retailers and Professor Des Cox, Consultant in Pediatric Respiratory Medicine at Children's Health Ireland joined Kieran Cuddihy on the show to discuss the ban and what it means for both retailers and the larger society...