Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Mr. D.O. O'Connor:
May I pick up on just one other point? Deputy Sherlock spoke about getting into the homes. Employers, and when I say employers I mean the State as well, have a big role to play here also. I know there is a proposal coming before the Houses for some incentives in this regard and for the provision of showers and fitness equipment. This could potentially be included around knowledge and education of parents in the workplace, which complements what we are trying to do with the children in getting them to educate their parents on fitness. There is probably some complementary approach, incentivising the employers to promote knowledge and education of the parents as well.