Results 22,641-22,660 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: That is an operational matter for the Garda authorities and the Commissioner.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I do not believe any legislation is promised in this area but I will mention the matter to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and ask him to contact the Deputy directly in respect of it.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: Currently, 68% of children referred to CAMHS are seen within 12 weeks and cases that are assessed by CAMHS professionals as being urgent are seen as a matter of priority over those that are assessed as being routine.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: If the question is a local issue and not one relating to promised legislation, I suggest-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: If it is a national issue, I am happy to give the national answer. If, however, I am interrupted with a local issue, I do not see how I can answer that.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Government is very committed to improving the services that we provide to people with mental health difficulties, with a particular focus on reducing the number of people who very sadly take their lives. Since 2012, for example, the year after my party came to office, the budget for mental health was increased by €140 million. This year, funding for mental health will increase...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I am very glad the Deputy read my speech to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. I am disappointed he did not read it in full because-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----the model I proposed for Dublin was more like the London model, which is a single authority for Dublin City Council with a strong executive mayor, and below that a large number of borough councils similar to London representing areas that people associate with, such as Lucan, Blanchardstown, Malahide, Castleknock or Tallaght. With regard to the legislation I will ask the Minister of...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton, will be at the Committee Stage today and based on my-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: There is a real issue in the House where people do not want to hear the answer to a question, even interrupting in the first sentence of a reply. I can understand being interrupted after three or four sentences, but when one is interrupted half way through the first sentence, it indicates that the Deputy who has asked the question does not want an answer. I shall give an answer. The...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Carey for raising this important issue. I know the impact of commercial rates on many towns and villages is very severe. It is creating huge difficulties for businesses, particularly in main streets. The heads of that Bill were cleared by Cabinet in April and it is currently being drafted. We hope it will be published by the end of this calendar year.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: There is no legislation promised on this matter and it does not feature in the programme for Government. The Attorney General has advised the Government that such a power does not exist.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I am advised that there are no amendments proposed to that legislation.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: In 2018 additional resources will be provided for respite care. It is of enormous importance that family carers in particular are able to take a break and avail of respite. Even though the carers' support grant has been fully restored, many people cannot avail of respite because of the difficulties in supplying it in many parts of the State. Obviously, if that funding is increased it will...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I agree with Deputy Neville that it is encouraging to see unemployment falling and the number of people at work increasing in all parts of the country. There are good numbers in respect of Limerick in particular. According to a CSO report that was published recently, there are a number of black spots of very high unemployment in various parts of the country, including some small areas of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Cabinet committee on health last met on 30 May. A date for the next meeting has not yet been confirmed. I have said that I intend to reconfigure the Cabinet committees into a smaller number. I expect to do this shortly. The committee provides a basis for the political oversight of the development and delivery of key health service reforms in line with the commitments in A Programme for...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Cabinet sub-committee on health, as is the case with all Cabinet sub-committees, has a very wide remit and there is no reason why it could not include in its remit an examination of the cost of medicines. However, one of the reasons some of these medicines cost so much is that they are produced for very rare diseases. There may be only a few dozen or a few hundred patients in the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Government policy on health is as detailed on a significant number of pages in the programme for Government. In regard to the Sláintecare report-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I am getting to that. There were many questions on this topic and it may take more than 30 seconds to answer all of them. I will start again. The Government policy on health is as outlined in the programme for Government. That is where Government policies are detailed unless an alternative policy is subsequently produced by the Government. The Sláintecare report was discussed at...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Jun 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I will get to that issue but I can only answer questions if I am allowed to do so. A number of issues need to be teased out, not least the costings, and also other matters. I did not produce a manifesto; I produced a policy ideas paper, on the front of which it is stated that it is a policy ideas paper. It is not a manifesto, it is an ideas paper-----