Public Consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland

Minister of State Ms Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD, with special responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy has launched an online public consultation seeking the views and opinions of the public and industry on a new National Obesity Strategy.

Obesity is a complex disease and in 2025, 56% of people in Ireland live with overweight or obesity. The Department of Health is developing a new National Obesity Strategy to enable healthier living and improve supports to prevent and treat overweight and obesity. The new strategy will build on the previous Obesity Policy and Action Plan.

We are seeking the views and opinions of the public on the key objectives for the new strategy and possible approaches to achieve them. The views and opinions collected will be considered and used to inform the further development of the strategy. Please click on the ‘Complete Survey’ link below to take part. You will be redirected to the EU survey site where you will be given further instructions on how to complete the survey. We would like to hear from as many people as possible, as this is a health issue that has a widespread impact.

The estimated time to complete the survey is: 10 minutes

The submissions for this online consultation will close on 18 September 2025.

The views and opinions collected will be considered and will be used to inform future policy.

Please click on the ‘Complete Survey’ link below to take the survey. You will be redirected to the EU survey site where you will be given further instructions on how to complete the survey.

Complete Survey

Please note:

We are seeking views from residents of Ireland only.

Further information is available from the following link:

1) https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/a-healthy-weight-for-ireland.pdf

A consultation report will be prepared based on the responses to this questionnaire. However, individual responses will not be reported. The responses will be considered and will be used to inform future policy on a new National Obesity Strategy.

All responses will be retained until such time as they are appraised by the National Archives to determine whether they warrant permanent retention as archives in accordance with the Department’s obligations under the terms of the National Archives Act, 1986.

Any personal information submitted to the Department will be treated strictly in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/67 and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Please note people can request to see the responses we receive under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014 and therefore responses may be released in response to an FOI request. This is more likely to happen with responses from organisations. This means that the requestor might get your answers to the questionnaire, however, any personal information included in responses would be redacted prior to release. If you have any queries, please email: HealthyIreland@health.gov.ie

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The Minister of State with special responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs strategy would like to extend her thanks for your participation in this public consultation. Your input will inform future policy and legislation on this public health priority.

HealthyIreland@health.gov.ie

To view the consultation click the button below.