Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the National Heart Alliance report on the marketing of unhealthy foods to children in Europe; and if this matter will be raised at EU level. [38527/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I met the National Heart Alliance last week and discussed the report mentioned by the Deputy. I advised them that, as part of a UK EU Presidency initiative, a nutrition policy development group met specifically to discuss this issue. We are awaiting its report which will inform future EU policy in this field. An implementation plan for the Report of the National Task Force on Obesity is being developed by my Department, which will involve all relevant stakeholders, including the food industry. 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 report's recommendations.