Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a question for Mr. Macey on the obesity issue. I recently spoke to somebody who had addressed a meeting of GP and practice nurses and raised the issue about the importance of GPs giving advice to families on the obesity issue especially regarding young children. The reaction from the audience was not positive. Their attitude was that if GPs raise the issue in their surgeries they lose patients - entire families have left surgeries. How should we deal with such reluctance by the front-line carers to raise the issue when there are clear signs of unhealthy eating and obesity in families?