Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the valuable findings in the Irish Heart Foundation survey of 39 post-primary schools published in April. The Government has published Healthy Ireland - A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013 - 2025. Healthy Ireland aims to improve the health not only of students but also of the nation. Education has a key role to play in the Healthy Ireland agenda. My Department, having consulted the Department of Health and the HSE, will in September issue guidance for post-primary schools initially on promoting healthy lifestyles. At the same time, the Department of Health will publish updated guidelines for post-primary schools on the development of healthy eating policies. Data from my Department's life skills survey, 2012, indicate that almost all post-primary schools provide information for students on the importance of a balanced diet. Some 325 post-primary schools responded to the 2012 survey. Data from the 2015 survey are being analysed.

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