Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine NooneCatherine Noone (Fine Gael)
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Senator Warfield mentioned the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. We should have a public health obesity or sugar Bill or something along those lines and take similar measures when it comes to advertising junk food and other foods that have a high sugar, fat and salt content. In the overall context, does Mr. Regan believe such a measure would be effective? For example, parents have mentioned to me food items their children have been given when they to clubs. I am not referring to only GAA events but to many different events.