Irish children are overweight 'because they are driven everywhere' - Green deputy leader

"We need to take it seriously: A quarter of our nine-year-olds are overweight, that's because they have to be driven everywhere. We have to take this seriously and give space back to our children."

"Cars are king at the moment in this country and that's still a huge issue. In urban areas, it is insane that we still have kids being driven to school from across the road."

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