Results 981-1,000 of 2,335 for speaker:Tom Neville

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Are the marketers practising market segmentation? Do they market processed foods to a lower socio-economic demographic because the people may be unable to afford to pay for unprocessed food?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Let us assume 40% of the children are from a lower socio-economic area. Are the remaining 60% of children from a different bracket? Are they more from the middle classes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Are the majority of children in the middle classes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: That percentage contradicts the argument made about take-aways being marketed more to lower socio-economic areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Do the witnesses think that people are more indulgent, as a society? I recall that my parents ensured that I knew a chocolate bar was a rare treat. They also did not buy large bags of sweets, chocolate bars, etc, or fall for instore promotions. Are people nowadays bombarded by marketing or whatever?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: I am talking about society in general and I do not take away from the mental health issues associated with obesity. Ms Nicola Sheridan:No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Education is an important way to promote health eating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: W82GO! Weight Management Service (21 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: Let us discuss stigma. My question may be difficult to answer because what I am about to say is anecdotal. In terms of mental health, it seems young people are more open to discussing mental issues than the older generation. That means the stigma, by proportion, has reduced. The stigma still exists and is very prevalent. Do the witnesses believe the stigma associated with obesity is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Harbours and Piers (22 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the sea wall will be extended at a pier (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13516/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a roadmap to restore full equal pay for teachers hired after 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13307/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if non-premium phone numbers will be made available to persons that need to contact out-of-hours doctors services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13506/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety Regulations (22 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an alternative engineering certification in respect of a boat (details supplied) in County Kerry can be accepted in respect of a P5 licence certification application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13507/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (22 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 305. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Bóthar Áise will be reintroduced in view of the condition of roads in Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13502/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding (22 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 306. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the sources of grant aid available to carry out essential structural works on a heritage building (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13503/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 214. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of pensions for retired public servants (details supplied). [13531/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (28 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 186. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there grants are available to indigenous companies that wish to exhibit at global events relating to their specific industry. [14383/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (28 Mar 2018)

Tom Neville: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Transport Infrastructure Ireland will finalise clarification on issues raised as a result of a submission by Limerick City and County Council on speed limits on national roads in the county; and when this process to be completed. [14356/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Tom Neville: The Minister has answered many of my questions. I want to relate to him that on Monday night I was at a public meeting of between 80 and 100 farmers in Cappamore in County Limerick. This included farmers from Tipperary as well as east Limerick. Two issues emerged at that meeting, the first of which was farm credit. The Minister addressed that in his presentation today, and I welcome the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Tom Neville: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15105/18]