Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy is the expert on lecturing in the House. She has asked a question and, if she will allow me, I will answer. In recognising the seriousness of the problem, we put in place a task force. It reported last May and, at the end of the year, I announced that, apart from the normal expenditure on obesity programmes, I would provide an additional €3 million to tackle the obesity problem. St. Columcille's Hospital will get some of this money. I cannot give the Deputy a breakdown of how the money will be spent but I will make inquiries and come back to her.

The task force report contained 93 recommendations, of which 24 relate to the health service. Many other areas——

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