Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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417. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department carried out research into the way a fat tax could be imposed, and if so, if he will provide this research. [36934/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As part of the work of the Special Action Group on Obesity, consideration was given to the imposition of a levy on Sugar Sweetened Drinks. Before any decision in the matter could be taken, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) was requested by the Department of Health to undertake a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of a proposed levy on Sugar Sweetened Drinks (SSDs). The HIA Report is available on the Department of Health website.