Dr. Triona McCarthy:

On tobacco, we have low smoking rates relative to the rest of the EU. I would say it is still our number one avoidable cause of cancer. It causes at least 13% of cancers and 90% of lung cancers, which is our top cause of cancer mortality in men and women. Our smoking rate is low. It has dropped from 28% in 2003 to 15% in 2023, but of course we want to get to a smoking rate of less than 5% by 2025. We also need to continue our efforts to target the more deprived communities where smoking rates are higher.