Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to combat obesity in view of growing concerns of obesity in children; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one in five children here aged between five and 12 is obese or overweight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35467/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Results from the national children's food survey were recently presented by the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance. The results showed that 11% of boys and 12% of girls aged five to 12 years are overweight; and 9% of boys and 13% of girls are obese, according to the UK 1990 criteria.

An implementation plan for the report of the National Taskforce on Obesity is currently being developed by my Department and additional funding of €3 million has been made available to the Health Service Executive, in the Book of Estimates, to support the implementation of the reports' recommendations.