Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 9 November 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives

11:35 am

Photo of Aideen HaydenAideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have some questions on the tax proposals in the IMO submission. It has suggested a levy on the alcohol industry to cover the cost of treating alcohol harm. It also proposes increasing the price of a packet of cigarettes by €1. Given its concerns on childhood obesity, does the IMO have a view on proposals that have come to us from other sources on the imposition of a so-called fat tax on high-sugar and high-fat content products?

Mr. O'Connell said that the average cost per person with dementia in Ireland is estimated to be €40,500, which is consistent with per capita estimates in other countries. Is this a cost per annum or is it over the individual's life?

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