Mary White (Fianna Fail)

Will the Leader arrange as a matter of urgency in the new year for a debate with the Minister for Health and Children? A headline in yesterday's edition of The Times read "Teens face obesity and infertility" and another in today's edition of The Irish Times reads "An unhealthy time bomb ticking in our obese laps". Teenagers in both Ireland and England have a tendency to overeat and Ireland has a drug problem which is particularly extreme from Balbriggan to Arklow. While The Times stated that young and old people get extremely good medical care, teenagers are being totally neglected. They are the leaders of the future so we must examine this issue.

We should also debate the annual report of the Competition Authority. Our economy has been navigated for seven years by the Minister for Finance and both sides of the House agree that he has done a brilliant job.