Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It could even be more than that. Dr. O'Malley is the expert but I would say that once those fat cells are created, the person is constantly fighting that. They are fighting their body's wish to get back to what it was. I have heard Professor Donal O'Shea talk about the body's memory and wanting to get back to that space. It is clearly so important that we deal with this. Bariatric surgery is a big issue for the witnesses. Am I missing something? How short-sighted is it that we do not take care of these more quickly so that they do not cost the State much more in the long term? Can the witnesses explain something? Am I missing something? Who is missing something here?