Louth Councillor Receives Support for Motion Proposing Piloting Installation of Free Sunscreen Dispensers at all Blue Flag Beaches in Louth - 17/09/2025

Louth County Council is calling on the Ministers for Health and Finance, and Irish MEPs to examine reducing or removing the VAT rate on sunscreen products with an SPF of 30 or higher.Independent Councillor Declan Power received cross-party support for a notice of motion which also proposed piloting the installation of free sunscreen dispensers at all Blue Flag beaches in the county and key public buildings including County Hall in Dundalk and the local authority's Drogheda base on Fair Street.He wants them to be put in place by next Summer as part of a public awareness campaign about skin cancer prevention.Councillor Power joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.