Michael Bell
Ceist:271 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his views on the recent findings of a possible link between vitamin/mineral intake and IQ attainments as outlined in medical studies in the recent BBC programme "QED"; whether, in view of these findings, his Department will consider a co-operative study with the Department of Education to assess (1) the nutritional standards of our young people and (2) any shortfall in these standards; and if his Department will consider (a) issuing nutritional guidelines for young people with particular emphasis on the nutritional value of readily available foodstuffs and (b) making a reasonable investment in an extensive public education programme on this issue.