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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Hoey. I will go now into private session to deal with a couple of matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I reiterate apologies have been received from Senator Hoey. Apologies have also been received from Deputy Cullinane, who has had to leave for a conference. Minutes of the committee meetings of 2 July and 3 July 2024 have been circulated among members for their consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the issue of childhood obesity with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister of State. I invite Dr. Kearney to make an opening statement on behalf of Safefood.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies, Deputy Shortall will have to come back in as other members are trying to get in. We can get a second round in and I will let the Deputy back in then. I call Deputy Kenny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Curran and I now call Senator Kyne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Dr. Walsh wants to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: We resume in public session. The next speaker on the list is Deputy Cathal Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Is Deputy Crowe going to defend the mammies of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State may wish to take up that issue for the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I have number of questions. Recently the committee travelled to the North and met some people in Ulster University who spoke about North-South co-operation on the area of obesity. The clinician who came to the meeting spoke about the things that trigger obesity. It is not just food. Why is one person hungry after a meal while another is not? They are looking at trying to identify the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: There are all sorts of things we could talk about today regarding people not being able to cook so they are reliant on pizza and fast foods. People spoke about various offers available. I believe the action plan will be renewed shortly. Has the old action plan yielded tangible results? I will give an example. In 2018 the HSE reported to the committee on children similar obesity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I am in the CHO 7 area where there is no dietitian, and that is important. If your child is obese, where do you go? You will try to get a dietitian. I made the point about a parent whose child had food disorders, so they had to go and get a skin prick for the child and they then got to the consultant. They cannot go directly to the consultant because the normal pathway is through a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State needs to wrap up so he might have to come back to us with some of the answers on those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: I apologise. I know others probably want to come in but I am conscious of the staff here as well. That concludes the committee's meeting. I thank the Minister of State and Safefood for their engagement with the committee on this important matter. This concludes the committee's last meeting before the summer recess. I thank all the members and witnesses for their contribution to the...

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: The events that led to the death of Shane O'Farrell were a series of failures by the authorities. On 2 August 2011, Shane O'Farrell was killed while cycling home when he was struck by a car driven by a man who was out on bail and should have been in jail. I commend the family of Shane O'Farrell on their fight for justice and truth. I have met them several times and have always admired...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (3 Jul 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cullinane who has a Topical Issue matter for debate and will be late. Before we get to the main agenda item, the minutes of the committee meeting of 26 June 2024 have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed. I thank members.