Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As many valuable contributions have been made, I will not repeat any of the statistics which, quite frankly, are appalling, particularly in the context of Ireland. I know the Minister is aware of this, not only because of his obligations as a Minister in the Department of Health but also because of his background as a medical doctor, in which he would have seen at first hand the consequences of obesity. One or two things that have emerged from these discussions is that the food industry has a very important role to play in this area. About 20 years ago a product appeared on Irish supermarket shelves, called something like sunshine orange.