Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed)

10:20 am

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Would you support the concept of a sugar-free school? The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, recently raised the issue of planning restrictions in areas around schools in respect of fast food outlets and so forth. What is your view on that?