Written answers
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Department of Health
Calorie Posting on Menus
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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200. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include carbohydrate levels on menus in addition to calories in view of the fact that those with type 1 diabetes must input correct carbohydrate levels into insulin pumps and type 2 diabetes sufferers must control diet through carbohydrate counting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11104/19]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The relevant Government Decision approved the development of a General Scheme for legislation requiring calorie content only on menus. I have no plans to go beyond the Government Decision.
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