Government advisers to recommend whether to ban sunbeds within six months

Reports from the HSE highlighted how skin cancer diagnoses were rising rapidly, with 11,000 cases a year in Ireland.

A new working group to examine whether commercial sunbeds should be banned in Ireland must report back to the Government with its recommendation within six months.

According to the terms of reference for the group published this week, it must provide a “clear, evidence-based" recommendation on whether Ireland should ban sunbeds along with a roadmap for legislative measures to achieve this goal.