Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is interesting. I was a big proponent of the sugar tax and I hope it will have the intended results. Much of the efficacy of the tax is seen in the fact that companies started to reformulate their products well in advance of it being implemented. I heard somebody from the beverage associations mentioning that as part of his argument that the sugar tax is a bad idea, but I believe he was making the point for the tax. Based on his data and knowledge of the area, does Dr. McCrory think we should extend it to confectionary and the high-fat and high-sugar foods that the body needs to make it obese?