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
Mr. Colin Regan:
We know from research that, unfortunately, people in lower socioeconomic areas play less sport.
It is one of the contributing factors - combined with access to resources and services etc. - the health outcomes in those areas are also poorer. We are making targeted efforts to reach into those areas.