Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service

9:30 am

Ms Michelle Strahan:

In some cases, there are other siblings who might not need the same kind of attention with these issues. It is hugely complex for families, especially if there are financial stressors on top of that. If a family that is struggling to pay the rent or to meet the cost of healthy eating manages to get a referral to a tertiary service like the one we provide, or an appointment in Temple Street, can it afford to pay to get a train to Dublin to attend such groups? Basic factors like that make things much more complicated for families.

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