Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

11:00 am

Photo of Aideen HaydenAideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I await to see what will happen after the referendum is done and dusted and what level of legislation will suddenly appear in this House.

I am disappointed that we have had not had a debate on the upcoming budget in this House. One issue which I would like to have raised is the fact that we spend €60 million dealing with the direct impact of diabetes, directly linked to obesity, and yet some children in this country go to school hungry. One of the proposals made by a number of organisations was for the imposition of a nutrition tax. I would like to have had the opportunity to have had that proposal seriously considered in this House and the revenue it would yield ring-fenced to delivering food to needy children in schools. I ask the Leader to bring that proposal to the attention of the relevant Minister.

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