Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation

9:45 am

Dr. Eddie Murphy:

We are nearly at the conclusion. People have personal responsibility to look after their own weight and fitness but doing that now is a bigger struggle than ever before. We must give people the tools to look after themselves and information to make healthy choices. Legislation must give the people of Ireland a chance. Our five leaders have volunteered a role to a healthier future and have offered a path for others to follow. When this show ends, their struggle will continue.