Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Some 54% of parents of overweight children and 20% of parents of obese children in the Growing Up in Ireland cohort reported that they were about the right weight for their height. Will Dr. McCrory help us to understand how it is possible to get into those houses? He made a specific reference to lower socio-economic groups having a greater propensity towards obesity. If children have already been involved in an early childhood scheme, a crèche and primary and post-primary education, how do we talk to or educate the parents? Are we talking about public health nurses having a role or direct intervention in primary healthcare services? Are we talking about resourcing such interventions to a greater extent or carrying out studies to a greater extent? Where does the intervention take place to disrupt behaviours in the zero to three-year age cohort?