Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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444. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a tax on sugar sweetened drinks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37107/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Health's Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) is considering a range of measures to tackle obesity, including calorie-posting on menus and Healthy Eating Guidelines. A proposal to introduce a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks remains under consideration.