James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes and no matter what we do some people still will not get the message, possibly because some people do not want to get the message. Having said that, we will run an advertising campaign around the launch of this when the Bill is passed. There is no doubt about that. It would be timely if it was coming into the holiday season. I would like if we could get this through before the First Holy Communion season begins because we want to make it absolutely clear to people that it will then be illegal to subject one's child to sunbed use, unless under medical direction for a particular health condition. I saw a note here earlier stating that the chief medical officer, CMO, in 2009 advised that the higher risks for sections of the adult population could be dealt with by way of regulation rather than prohibition and that the national cancer control programme confirmed a similar view in 2011. I hope I have made my position clear. That is not in any way to denigrate any of the points made. It is very useful to have had this discussion and I hope it generates more awareness around the dangers of sunbed use and not only sunbed use but, as Deputy Kelleher said, the dangers from ultraviolet light both here and abroad when one goes sunbathing if one does not use the proper protection.