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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Does anybody want to answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Are Members aware the restaurant here, as a consequence of politicians taking part in "Operation Transformation" a few years ago, has an "Operation Transformation" option on the menu? If Members agree, we will write to the House services committee asking it to consider the possibility, in the medium to long term, of including a calorie content on the menu. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Will Dr. Murphy reply to those questions? There are five members offering.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Byrne's point is very valid that the parents are the key.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The barrier to progress is that parents do not take responsibility and I do not mean-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will not go back to a particular individual.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy has made her point well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will come back to that point later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Eight members have indicated that they wish to contribute. Do the witnesses wish to reply to some of the comments before hearing more presentations from members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: You said a few times the people want the food calorie count displayed. What is the reaction of the industry to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Have you received a response from any of the retail chains or the industry to say they will move two or three aisles in a pilot scheme, so the fruit counter would be in a certain place rather than the sweets or chocolate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is fine. Thank you for telling the country.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will call Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Robert Dowds and Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The final speaker in this section is the committee's rapporteur on our report on childhood obesity, Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: It is Valentine's Day and we are spreading the love.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for the excellent presentation. I acknowledge the presence of representatives of safefood Ireland, which has been very involved with the programme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members to please turn off mobile telephones as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting equipment. Apologies have been received from Deputies Regina Doherty and Eamonn Maloney and Senator Imelda Henry. I welcome the team from RTE's "Operation Transformation", Dr. Eva Orsmond, Dr. Eddie Murphy and Mr. Karl Henry. In particular I welcome the five leaders, Ms Charlotte...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider implementing a tax relief regime for micro cider producers similar to the reliefs available for microbreweries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of tax collected annually by Revenue from benefit in kind taxation of health insurance policies provided to employees by their employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7863/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in informing a person (details supplied) in County Cork of the refusal of their grant when the reason given was said to be that they applied for a course which was not an approved course; the reasons the course is not approved; the reason the relevant college is not treated as other third level colleges; and if he will make...