Seanad debates

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Adjournment Matters

Obesity Strategy

6:10 pm

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for a positive and appropriate response. Recently I heard a story about a school, I am not sure which one, where after each class students were taken out to do two laps of the school and, apparently, productivity has increased dramatically. That is one simple example of a school being proactive in terms of physical activity. I am on the board of directors of the CARA Centre in IT Tralee. It is developing techniques for physical activity for people with disabilities. Its work is groundbreaking and perhaps at some stage the Minister might have the opportunity to visit the facility and speak with the team. It works on a shoestring budget. It has been so successful that people are coming from all over the world to view its adapted physical activity programme. It is extraordinary. It achievements in a small institute in Tralee are groundbreaking internationally.

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