Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed)

10:40 am

Ms Cliona Loughnane:

I accept there are people who talk about other factors. We also talk about trans fats unsaturated fats.

People need to have an overall healthy diet. We are examining the position with regard to a sugar-sweetened drinks tax because such a measure would relate to particular products in respect of which specific issues arise.