Results 25,661-25,680 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I have not had a chance to see the report yet. It was published at 12 noon and I have been in the Chamber since then. However, I did answer a question earlier on the legislation the Government is bringing through in respect of white-collar crime.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: There is no legislation promised on the matter.
- Business of Dáil (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I shall have to check that out. The note I have refers to Circular 0065/2010 but I will check if it is correct. If it is incorrect, I will be happy to correct the record.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. Cabinet committee C supports the Government in its consideration of European Union matters, including the ongoing Brexit negotiations and their implications for Ireland. Given their significance, these matters are also regularly discussed at full meetings of the Cabinet. In addition, I regularly meet Ministers, on an...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: My practice is to answer the questions as best I can in the order in which they are asked but because of the way this session is structured, it is not possible to even write down all the questions, let alone answer them. I think there are, on average, 26 or 27 questions and I am given two and a half minutes to answer them. The way this session is structured makes it quite impossible to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: To take the questions in order starting with the one from Deputy Howlin, there is a fashion at the moment to parse and analyse what I and the Tánaiste say - often on different days and in different contexts - and to look for differences. However, I am happy to allay the Deputy's fears. The Tánaiste and I are both of the view that there needs to be sufficient and substantial...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I did not quite understand the question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: Yes, that is the-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The Copenhagen study covers that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: It does.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I could not hear it because two people were speaking.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I would have to get a briefing on that. I do not have the details.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The Deputy might submit a written question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Easter Rising Commemorations (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 and 6 together. My Department is responsible for the co-ordination of the annual Easter commemoration ceremony which takes place at the GPO on Easter Sunday. Since the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 2006 the commemoration has taken place annually. The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces play a central part in the ceremonies. The detailed...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Easter Rising Commemorations (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I again record that the questions to which I am speaking relate to the annual 1916 commemoration. I appreciate that Deputies have taken the opportunity to raise matters other than the annual 1916 commemoration. When that is done, it will not be possible for me to answer all questions. I will have to prioritise those that relate to the questions submitted. The cross-party dialogue is very...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Easter Rising Commemorations (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----but we did have an event to recognise the historical fact that the only internationally recognised Republic of Ireland was the one that began in 1949. Bunreacht na hÉireann fell a bit short of that and did not even describe the country as a republic. I have no difficulty recognising the historic importance of that particular document-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Easter Rising Commemorations (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----and the significance of that new Constitution.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Easter Rising Commemorations (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's anger about the event that Fine Gael had last week and his frustration and upset at it-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Easter Rising Commemorations (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----probably explains why it is better that when we have these events, we make sure that any events that are State commemorations should be agreed on an all-party basis. The Deputy's view was that we did not commemorate his party's Constitution so he would not commemorate our Act. That is a little bit petulant.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Easter Rising Commemorations (25 Apr 2018)
Leo Varadkar: It is important that when we do have State commemorations-----