Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Department of Health
Sport and Recreational Development
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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486. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered announcing a national sports week for adults similar to the national recreation week for children where the whole nation gets involved in runs and sporting activities to help keep the nations people healthy and to deal with obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24259/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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My Department and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport are currently co-chairing a working group to develop a National Physical Activity Plan which is intended to encourage greater participation in, and greater recognition of the importance of, physical activity.
A range of actions are currently being considered which will encourage the population to be more active.
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