Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
National Cancer Strategy: Discussion
Mr. Michael Conroy:
I might first take the question on smoking. The interim key performance indicator target in the cancer strategy has been met in respect of the percentage of adults, that is, those over the age of 15, who smoke. At the end of 2018, 17% of the group smoked daily, which was in line with the target and which represented a fall in the number of smokers from 19% in 2016. The aim is to reach 5%, which is considered tobacco free, by 2025, but the target that was set out in the strategy was met last year.
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