Audio: Kathleen O'Meara talks about sunbed legislation
The Government has published legislation on sunbeds, which if passed in 2014 will prohibit operators of sunbed premises from allowing anyone under 18 years of age to use a sunbed on their premises, prohibit the use of sunbeds in unsupervised premises and impose new requirements on sunbed operators to make users aware of the risks involved.
However, the Irish Cancer Society believes that the proposed legislation should go further.
Kathleen O'Meara, the Society's Head of Advocacy and Communications, spoke to RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland about the legislation:
