Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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I would like to come in on that point. Between 1990 and 2008, the levels of overweight and obesity in Irish children doubled across all age groups. They actually doubled in that period. The one good thing that has happened since 2008 is that the level has been at least static, although we have not made progress in reducing it. It is important that all the work the various Departments have done has contributed to that. The next question is how we can now bring down overweight and obesity. That is the big challenge we have in the next OPAP programme. How can we reduce the numbers of overweight and obesity?