Results 26,141-26,160 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: There will be a surplus of between €2 billion and €3 billion which will be remitted in full to the taxpayer. In terms of getting taxpayers' money back-----
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----NAMA has done its job.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: On the other questions, the House establishes commissions of inquiry and we have established a number of them at this stage. They require a great deal of work by judges, lawyers and others and they are expensive for the taxpayer. We have set up a tribunal of inquiry as well, along with other inquiries. It is high time we allowed those inquiries to do their work-----
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----and not second-guess their work while they are doing it or have parallel inquiries in this House.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: We have seen some of the results from the disclosures tribunal in Dublin Castle. We know-----
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----Deputies raised and made allegations in the Dáil and we now know from what has emerged in Dublin Castle that those allegations were false. I have yet to hear those Deputies withdraw the allegations. They should do so.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I will return to that, incidentally.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: People are constantly commenting on commissions and tribunals. I would be very happy if it was all out of order.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I would be very happy if the commissions of investigation and tribunals were all out of order.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I might ask to have a ruling from the Chair at some point. We constantly have tribunals and commissions of investigation discussed in the House when they are ongoing. A ruling on that from the Chair would be helpful.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The 25th anniversary of decriminalisation will be marked on 24 June. We are working on a motion, which I hope all parties can agree, to recognise the wrongs that were done. There is a complication in that it is not always possible to distinguish one conviction from another. In some cases, the convictions involve minors and it is not necessarily possible in all cases to distinguish whether...
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: It is not covered in the programme for Government and there is no legislation promised in respect of it. However, 16 questions relating to European affairs are due to be dealt with during Question Time so I am sure I will be answering the Deputy's query then.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: We are dealing with questions on promised legislation.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Finian McGrath, has prepared draft heads of a Bill to reinstate a transport support allowance but it has not yet gone through Cabinet. Once it does, he will engage with the all-party committee. We still intend to legislate this year.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I do not know.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: All I said when we set up the inquiry, the terms of reference of which were agreed on an all-party basis, was that we should let it do its work and respect its independence. I do not think that is contemptuous or contemptible.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: If we set it up, we should allow it to do its work and who should respect its independence. The first report of the inquiry, which deals with term of reference (d) regarding information provided to women about screening and the issue of consent, was published earlier today There is also a progress report in which Dr. Scally updates us and the public on the progress he is making regarding...
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I do not have the up-to-date figures for the helpline but those I saw from a few days ago indicated that well over three quarters, if not 80% or 90%, of calls have been returned. By returned, I do not mean answered - I mean that the people involved have been contacted and had their questions answered.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: If Deputy Mattie McGrath wants to pass on the details of that case to me or to the Minister for Health, we will certainly make sure that the person gets a reply.
- Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)
Leo Varadkar: That is a good question. I am not sure I have the answer. I will check up on the position. There are legal challenges obviously. They are with the High Court and it will make its decision in its own time. However, I hope it will be done as expeditiously as possible. We will continue to prepare the legislation in the meantime based on the timeline we set out. There has been no delay in...