Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We all know it is a big part of what is in the article and what is online. I know what is being said and it is not true. This is somebody who is not a close friend but is a friend. He is in my wider social circle. I would say we have met twice in the past year - once at a Christmas drinks thing over a year ago and once when six people went out to dinner, and he and I were part of that six.

We would be in touch on other things. He is very involved with Covid-19 issues but we do not have the same mind on Covid, by the way. He supports the zero Covid strategy but I am sceptical about it. We would talk about that. He is involved with Safetynet, which is an organisation that provides GP services for the homeless, Roma and Travellers. I have gone out with them on that. That is it. It really is - anyway.

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