A “bizarre anomaly” that places sunbed sessions in the same goods and services tax category as yoga studios and beauty salons must be addressed says the Irish Cancer Society.

Sunbed operators who sell sunbed use to children are at greater risk of being exposed following the development of new guidelines permitting the use of minors to check who is breaking the law.

Sunbed operators can no longer offer their use for a minimum amount of time.

Laws banning under-18s from using sunbeds appear to be working, but salons are still using illegal discounted deals to encourage sunbed use.