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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Dr. Foley-Nolan can take her time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will go easy on you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Gilligan. We have Ms Kate O'Flaherty and Mr. Liam McCormack from the Department of Health. Who wants to start?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you, Ms O'Flaherty. Does Mr. McCormack have anything to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will turn to the members in that case. I have a few queries myself. Mr. Macey spoke about vending machines. We had a debate earlier on. Is it his view that vending machines should be banned outright? There is a divergence of opinion in that regard. On the sugar tax that will be coming in, one of the recommendations was that it should be ring-fenced. There would certainly be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Okay, thank you, Senator. I will go back to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Please be very quick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you. I will go back to the witnesses from safefood for comments on the questions the members asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you. I will go back to Ms O'Flaherty and then Mr. McCormack from the Department of Health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is a pleasure. Would Mr. McCormack like to comment further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank all the witnesses. Their submissions were very interesting and informative and we have learned a lot from their insights and observations. Many good things are being done to try to tackle the issue of obesity in children and in adults and to have a policy in place around having a positive, physically healthy lifestyle and eating appropriately. There were many lessons for Deputies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the additional gardaí and resources committed to Newbridge and Rathangan in south County Kildare will be deployed. [45050/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the right to work for persons seeking asylum arising from the recent Supreme Court ruling will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45051/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45052/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (24 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees accepted here in 2016 under the Irish refugee protection programme; if this number is deemed adequate by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45053/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Update on the Next Stages of the Review of A Vision for Change: Department of Health (19 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: My and Mr. Kane's paths crossed many years ago. It is good to see him still as committed as ever to doing what he can on a professional and personal basis to improve many lives around the country. In terms of the 48 reports, I actually went through many of them since our last meeting and there was nothing I could disagree with them in any of them. I thought all of the recommendations were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he received a report (details supplied); and if he will be scheduling a meeting with his Department regarding same. [44299/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (19 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding assistance to owners of houses that do not comply with fire safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/17]

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: When I was elected to this House 20 months ago, this was one of the first issues to come across the desk in my office in Newbridge, County Kildare. I was shocked and appalled to learn that women of pensionable age could be treated like this. To be perfectly honest, I did not believe it at first. Having been able to raise it in this House on a number of occasions since, I have been further...