Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The budget extends beyond €16.3 million and that is just for Healthy Ireland. We have a health and well-being programme as well, Safefood Ireland and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland so calculating the total spend is difficult. Let us consider Healthy Ireland alone. It started with a budget of €5 million and now has over €16 million. Plus, I secured extra funding for the last budget for health in what was a difficult budget. I agree with what Deputy Shortall said about prevention.

Regarding my working with different Departments, I engage with local authorities through Healthy Ireland. I engage with the GAA so one could say that is under the Department of sports, but I want to expand my engagement into other sporting organisations. All of the strategies have a cross-government approach. Indeed, when I was in the Department of Transport, in my last remit, there was a significant rolling out of walking and cycling facilities across the country. The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys, and her Department are considering outdoor recreation schemes. All of what I have said shows that it is not just the Department of Health.

Do we need to do more? Absolutely. Every single Department is part of that. Earlier I mentioned in my opening statement the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and how it is rolling out the workplace strategy. This is something that continues to be an all-of-government approach and certainly my door is open. The Department of Health has legislative responsibility for the food information to consumers, FIC, regulation. The Department is co-ordinating a cross-government approach and engaging with the commission through appropriate channels. As the Deputy will know, we are also working with Coimisiún na Meán, which is under the remit of the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, around advertising and marketing, targeting children as well.