Recommendation 1; The Department of Health will ensure that policies under the Healthy Ireland framework are implemented in full and that opportunities to address cancer prevention measures under those policies are maximised. In particular, measures aimed at further reducing smoking levels will be pursued. 
2023 - The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 was enacted on 13 December 2023. Section 28, prohibiting the sale of nicotine inhaling products to those aged under 18, came into effect on 22 December 2023. 
The Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 was developed to address the high volumes and harmful patterns of consumption of alcohol prevalent in Ireland. Section 12 of the Act provides for health labelling on alcohol products and was commenced in May 2023 to come into effect 22 May 2026. The law provides for health information and health warnings of the risks associated with alcohol consumption to be presented on the labels of alcohol products and includes a warning of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers. In November 2023, the Broadcast Watershed provision of the Act was commenced restricting children’s exposure to alcohol adverts on TV and radio, to come into operation on 10 January 2025