Health Committee to resume hearings on childhood obesity

Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “As part of our on-going hearings on tackling childhood obesity, we will meet with a number groups and individuals tomorrow to discuss this very important and serious health issue which needs to be tackled urgently. Recent studies have highlighted the issue of weight gain and obesity among children and young people and how this is impacting on individuals in particular and the health service in general. We are looking forward to meeting with representatives from the Nutrition and Health Foundation, Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management and Trevor White tomorrow to get their perspectives on the issue and discuss in detail their views and ideas on dealing with the issue of childhood obesity.”

The meeting takes place tomorrow, Thursday, 15th November, 2012 at 9.30am in Committee Room 2, LH 2000.

Before this meeting starts, the Committee will consider a motion from Senator John Crown to prohibit smoking on the Leinster House campus.

Committee proceedings can be followed live at: http://bit.ly/24YmPI

For further information please contact:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2

P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551

ENDS

Committee Membership:

Deputies

Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael
Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael
Michael Colreavy, Sinn Fein
Ciara Conway, Labour Party
Regina Doherty, Fine Gael
Robert Dowds, Labour Party
Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael
Seamus Healy, Independent
Billy Kelleher, Fine Fail
Eamonn Maloney, Labour Party
Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Fine Gael
Mattie McGrath, Independent
Denis Naughten, Independent
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Fein
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil

Senators

Colm Burke, Fine Gael
John Crown, Independent
John Gilroy, Labour Party
Imelda Henry, Fine Gael
Marc Mac Sharry, Fine Fail
Jillian Van Turnhout, Independent