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

The Deputy is right. There is a great deal of misinformation around what is healthy food. A great deal of work is being done within the Department to get the message out there to people who want to cut back on or improve their diet in some shape or form. There is also misinformation about obesity in general. Often, the individual is blamed and people say that he or she is overweight because of his or her diet, full stop. That is not true, though, and we have rolled out campaigns targeted at certain age groups, particularly young people, about the importance of stress levels and, importantly, sleep. It is comforting to hear that it is not just about exercising more and eating less and that there are other factors involved. The Department is working to get more information out about healthy food.