Departmental Strategies
Dail Éireann — 2025-03-04
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I thank the Deputy for the points he made. I refer to Mark Henry’s book which identifies the extraordinary gains that have been made in lifespan in Ireland among men and women. It is a great story which never gets told but health did something right over the past 20 years. Lifestyle is important as well. I like the idea of tax relief for gym membership. I think it is a good idea although I understand that, I should not say the mandarins in finance -----

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Sitting date: 2025-03-04