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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]

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

Tom Neville: I have a number of issues that I wish to have clarified. I am coming to this issue from a mental health background. The witnesses mentioned co-morbidity. I am doing work on co-morbidity, be it alcohol or substance misuse and mental health issues. That would be the first focus in respect of what the witnesses mentioned about co-morbidity and what they would see as a solution to tackle it....

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

Tom Neville: Will the witness clarify how the other 60% is broken down, if they have any figures around that? The witnesses mentioned that it is a growing epidemic over the past ten to 15 years. Will they outline the top three or four reasons why this is such a phenomenon now, as opposed to years ago? From the witnesses' experience in other jurisdictions where they have a sugar tax, do...

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

Tom Neville: What does Dr. O'Malley mean by different?

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

Tom Neville: Is that driven by the marketers? Obviously it is.

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

Tom Neville: Perhaps Dr. O'Malley cannot answer such a question.

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...