Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2023
694. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health for details on the sun smart sunscreen campaign; where it is being piloted; for how much and under what criteria it might be deemed successful and expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/23]
View answerAction 1.4 of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 is "Develop and deliver an annual SunSmart communications plan to raise awareness of skin cancer prevention behaviours". This follows on from a similar action in the first Skin Cancer Prevention Plan.
The SunSmart campaign has run in 2021, 2022 and is currently running for 2023. This campaign is rolled out across social media, radio and digital audio. Healthy Ireland has co-funded this campaign with the HSE every year, and will be providing €60,000 to co-fund the campaign in 2023.
Our colleagues in the Health Service Executive have also run a sunscreen dispenser board pilot project in 2022, and again in 2023. As the rollout of this project is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
