Jimmy Harte (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will allow the Senator have her say later. From a health point of view, everyone should be active. This is linked to preventive health issues. We have an obesity problem and are heading in the same direction as many Americans who have weight problems, which can lead to diabetes and heart disease and are a huge cost for the health service. If successful, the smarter travel programme not only gets people walking, it helps tourism and helps to cut future health bills. Money invested in smarter travel will pay dividends in the future. Perhaps the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, will endeavour, through the Minister of State, Deputy Alan Kelly, to have the bicycle hire scheme extended to Letterkenny.