Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the delegates for their presentations. It is not just digital marketing that targets children. Last week I was very critical of the "Big Big Movie" because of how it was marketed on RTÉ One. To move on from it, I have read the delegates' submissions in depth and prepared a number of questions.

My first question is for Mr. Macey who mentioned that a healthy diet could be hindered by the four As - accessibility, awareness, availability and affordability. Will he give us some real life examples from case studies of these four barriers and what they mean for people in their everyday lives.

Will I ask all of my questions before the delegates respond?