Gastric bypass operations are to resume at a Dublin hospital, after cuts stopped the programme for almost a year.
250 people are currently on the waiting list for surgery at St. VincentÂ’s Hospital, but only 50 operations will take place this year.
Obesity Experts are gathering in Farmleigh in Dublin today to discuss a national response to the growing problem.
Professor Donal OÂ’Shea is welcoming the resumption of gastric surgery, but he says prevention is key;
