401. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost placed on the cost of obesity in Ireland annually; the way in which it is measured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53944/26]
Topics / Obesity Levels
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsObesity Levels
22 questions from 7 TDs, between 13 May 2025 and 15 July 2026.
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744. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1011 of 16 June 2026, in which the HSE confirmed that full costing of the National Model of Care for Obesity is dependent on the forthcoming Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP): the expected publication date for OPAP; whether a costed implementation plan will be developed and published before or only after OPAP is finalised; …
612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will commission national projections of overweight and obesity prevalence to 2030 and 2040 as part of the next Obesity Policy and Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36089/26]
613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will commission a full economic model of the annual cost of overweight and obesity to the public health service and wider economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36090/26]
614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the next Obesity Policy and Action Plan will include a national outcomes framework with standardised metrics for prevention, treatment, pharmacological interventions and bariatric surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36091/26]
615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will require the HSE to publish an annual national obesity services report covering expenditure, access, waiting times, outcomes and service capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36092/26]
616. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of the dedicated obesity-related budget line given the estimated direct healthcare cost of overweight and obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36093/26]
827. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated economic cost of obesity-related illness due to workforce absenteeism and reduced productivity; the number of working days lost annually due to obesity-related illness; the estimated cost to the State and the economy arising from these productivity losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32946/26]
198. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish a new Obesity Policy and Action Plan; if she will publish a report on her Department’s public consultation on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28779/26]
199. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the annual funding allocated to obesity prevention and weight-management programmes; the number of patients accessing HSE weight-management or obesity services each year; the estimated cost savings to the health service from prevention interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28780/26]
200. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated economic cost of obesity-related illness due to workforce absenteeism, reduced productivity; the number of working days lost annually due to obesity-related illness; the estimated cost to the State and the economy arising from these productivity losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28781/26]
201. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions in public hospitals between 2020 to date, where obesity was recorded as a primary or secondary diagnosis; the average length of stay for patients with obesity-related conditions; and the estimated cost to the HSE of these admissions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28782/26]
202. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days associated with obesity-related conditions, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease; the estimated cost to the HSE of these bed days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28783/26]
781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the Department’s projections for future obesity prevalence in Ireland; the projected healthcare expenditure associated with obesity to 2030 and 2040; the expected impact on health service capacity, workforce demand and public expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28098/26]
782. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the potential healthcare savings from expanded obesity treatment programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28099/26]
939. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her views on the rise of both childhood and adult obesity, the policies of her Department and Government plans to reduce obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61041/25]
1120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will consider additional funding and a strategy to deal with obesity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47631/25]
3147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to consider additional funding and a strategy to deal with obesity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43489/25]
3171. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to opening an additional specialist centre to treat obesity, given the current waiting time for semi-urgent cases is six years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43698/25]
751. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the new Obesity Policy and Action Plan, due to be published in early 2026; whether a public consultation on the new iteration of the policy and action plan will be conducted in the coming months, in advance of publication; if so, the timing for that consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33551/25]
94. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that, according to the Healthy Ireland Survey 2022, 63% of men and 50% of women in Ireland were classified as overweight or obese; if she will consider introducing or expanding nutritional and health education in schools to address these disparities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24792/25]
1027. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will commission a comprehensive national report on the prevalence and projected trends of obesity in Ireland, with particular reference to the growing strain it places on the healthcare system and its wider economic impact; if she will undertake a review of international best practices, including the recently proposed NHS model in the United Kingdom, which…