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Childhood obesity public consultation

Summary

Senator Noone praises the childhood-obesity advertising campaign and proposes a Seanad debate or public consultation, building on committee work.

On a more positive note, I compliment the Minister on the child obesity initiative. A good advertising campaign is under way. The more emphasis that can be placed on this important area, the better.

It seems to me that it is a very good advertisement campaign so far.

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The more emphasis that can be placed on this very important area, the better. Senator Clune already alluded to the statistics on that. As she said, billboards and advertising are a very effective way of reaching adults who are responsible for the diet of young children. I suggest that we have a debate on childhood obesity, perhaps even as a public consultation. The issue has been discussed in the Joint Committee on Health and Children. It would be something that could be done in the form of a public consultation. It has been very usefully done with alcohol and cancer and it is something that could be brought to the attention of the Leader to organise.

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