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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: In fairness, they are all important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: This is Senator Noone's last one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: This is Senator Noone's fifth last question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: Senator Noone got the same time as everybody else.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: The Senator should ask her question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: On my own behalf, I thank Mr. Regan for his presentation. No doubt the GAA provides an extraordinary service to the State and has done for generations. This particular venture for the GAA, in terms of healthy eating promotion, is to be welcomed and appreciated. The GAA is in every corner of every county. It has two clubs in some towns. It is fantastic to see such a big organisation take...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: One of the other barriers-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: One of the other barriers to participation in sport, which I have unfortunately learned of both as a public representative for the last 14 years and from having witnessed it personally, is competitive behaviour on the touchline, primarily from parents. It can be a bit of an issue. It is a barrier to certain parents returning. In my experience it is especially the case with women bringing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: On that, and without being 100% serious about it, I am sure there are historic reasons for the fact that camogie is called something different from hurling and that it exists as a name. In terms of participation, is it really necessary?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: I participated in football for three or four years but, like Senator Warfield referenced, I went back to soccer. I mean no disrespect to the GAA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: It was just me. Touching on something Senator Noone raised in regard to sugary drinks on the sidelines, the packet of crisps after the game and the discouragement the GAA puts in place through its guidelines, Mr. Regan mentioned that approximately 50% of clubs are involved with those guidelines. He also said that mandatory mechanisms do not work and that promotion does. Is there a point at...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: We will note the Senator's comments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: On classification and whether cheese is healthy, apparently it is but too much of it is not. Like everything, it is all about moderation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Regan for his presentation and for our answering our questions in a comprehensive manner.
- Questions - Ceisteanna: Electoral Reform (12 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the interdepartmental group which is chaired by his Department and which is examining threats to the integrity of the electoral process. [23411/18]
- Questions - Ceisteanna: Electoral Reform (12 Jun 2018)
Alan Farrell: This is a fundamental question for the integrity of any democratic country, particularly in light of recent events internationally. Without being sensationalist, the decisions of the Internet service providers to ban advertisements from foreign jurisdictions highlighted the murky underbelly of the Internet and the nature and source of much of the advertisements during the recent referendum....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank members of the committee for attending this morning. Apologies have been received from Deputy Sean Sherlock. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank witnesses for appearing before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs and I welcome them to the meeting to contribute to our hearings on tackling childhood obesity. We will be holding two sessions this morning. In our first session we will have presentations from representatives of the Association of Teachers of Home Economics; CHErIsH, the school of public health in UCC;...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Hickey. Her opening statement is noted and appreciated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Alan Farrell: I thank Dr. Matvienko-Sikar for her presentation. I invite Ms McCloat and Dr. Mooney to make the opening statement for St. Angela's