Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine NooneCatherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Should the sugar tax be extended? We are seeing results before it has even been implemented. Should it be extended to confectionery and high-sugar and high-fat foods? At this point, we can see the efficacy of the sugar tax in the fact that reformulation is happening on a grand scale. We heard much about that in the UK recently. Should we be heading down that road or is it too difficult?

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