Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

I thank the Minister of State for his reply but he did not address my concerns about the obesity clinic in St. Columcille's Hospital. I presume he has read the statement on his Department's website that 2,500 deaths per year are caused by obesity while a total of 30 people on waiting lists to access treatment die annually. The most recent figure for the waiting list for the obesity clinic in St. Columcille's Hospital is 500. The Minister of State glided over information I sought. Food campaigns are all very well but I asked about a specific obesity clinic and he has replied that the HSE will provide resources. How much? When? In what form?

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