Dr. Eddie Murphy:

We are in the business of change and the committee members are also in the business of change. If our society does not change, it will falter. When a group of politicians followed the plan, it was inspirational, but as many people may have learned, it can be hard to keep the process going when the show finishes. Even with knowledge and awareness, it can be very difficult in the current environment to maintain a healthy weight, and to negotiate that environment, we need clear messages. We appreciate that those messages may have an impact on some commercial interests but these Houses look to protect the citizens of Ireland. We do not have to be the fattest people in Europe and we do not want to have to say that on "Operation Transformation" in five years. Knowledge is the power to change and all we want is to give our people a chance.