Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made to date drafting legislation to control the use of sunbeds; if she plans banning them completely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20209/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I intend to seek Government approval in the near future to draft Heads of a Bill to control the use of sunbeds. The proposed measures include -

a prohibition on the use of sunbeds to those under 18 years of age;

restrictions on the sale or hiring of sunbeds;

a ban on unsupervised sunbed use in commercial settings;

warning signs on premises where sunbed services are offered to the public and on sunbeds;

a requirement on proprietors of businesses offering sunbed services to register with the HSE;

exemptions in respect of the use of sunbeds for medical purposes;

enforcement provisions and penalties for non-compliance.