Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Decisions on Public Petitions Received

4:10 pm

Photo of Susan O'KeeffeSusan O'Keeffe (Labour)
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This is a particularly welcome petition because it is a matter of public health in public space. I think the petitioner has great foresight, given that the Department of Health has recently launched the Healthy Ireland document, a joined-up strategy for a healthy Ireland. This is the kind of area that the Healthy Ireland document would seek to include, so the recommendation that we seek a response from the Department of Health is a good first step. I look forward to seeing this petition in the future.