Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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I thank the witnesses. We are all familiar with the idea of social determinants of health. Mr. Collins used the phrase "commercial determinants of health". That is quite a telling phrase. Is this at the root of the inaction in terms of the obvious things that we should be doing?

Is it the overbearing commercial influence on a number of activities Mr. Collins identified, such as alcohol misuse, smoking, air pollution, diabetes and, to a large extent, obesity? Are overbearing commercial interests at the heart of this?