Results 28,921-28,940 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): EU Summits (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: Those were the terms of the question.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): EU Summits (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I was specifically asked by Deputy Micheál Martin whether I met him at the Arab League summit.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): EU Summits (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: We did not have a meeting but I did meet him.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Public Consultation Process (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 to 11, inclusive, together. There is only one public consultation currently planned by my Department in 2019 and it relates to the Government's annual national risk assessment. Given that my Department is largely concerned with co-ordination across Departments, it does not generally hold a significant number of public consultations on specific policy...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Public Consultation Process (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: A Cheann Comhairle, you will forgive me for once again being confused by the inconsistency and division on the Opposition benches, with some Members calling for more public consultations and others saying there are far too many of them. However, it is always good to have diversity on any benches. I do not agree with Deputy Burton's comments-----
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Public Consultation Process (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: It is.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Public Consultation Process (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I disagree with Deputy Burton's criticism of the National Transport Authority's public consultation on BusConnects and the MetroLink. On MetroLink, the NTA has demonstrated how public consultations can take the views of the public on board-----
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Public Consultation Process (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: The original MetroLink proposal has been changed because of very strong representations on behalf of Na Fianna from not just me but other political leaders. Accommodations have been made with regard to Ballymun Kickhams and changes have been made in respect of Ranelagh. That is an example of public consultation that was genuine. The NTA went to the public with the plan, listened to people...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Public Consultation Process (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: Regarding public consultation on the role of local government, it is something we can certainly consider. We are proposing a major reform of local government, which is the direct election of executive mayors, and people can vote on it on 24 May.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 to 18, inclusive, together. I had a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister May on the margins of the European Council on 21 March at which we discussed the current state of play with Brexit. The Prime Minister outlined the approach she planned to take at the European Council meeting. Prime Minister May explained that she was seeking an extension of the...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I do not want to dwell on the particular issue of the British Labour Party, but a lot of people, particularly Jewish people, have real and genuine concerns about anti-Semitism in that party.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I do not think those concerns should be dismissed. They were sufficient to cause Jewish MPs to resign from that party, or at least it was among the reasons people like Luciana Berger and others gave. There are sufficient concerns for the Board of Guardians and the Council of Guardians that represent Jewish people in Britain. Deputy Howlin is right that the support of Labour Party MPs, or...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: It may not be of the same scale, but it is still a double standard that is being practised.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: To respond to Deputy Micheál Martin's questions, he sought a particular date and information on the level of preparedness, as he also did yesterday. I asked my officials to check it out and we will provide the data for him, if they are available. I do not know if they are, but if they are, we will provide them for him. In fairness, I cannot do so if they do not. With the greatest...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: That is what I am surmising.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: It is, but it is what-----
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: On the talks and discussions with the European Commission on no-deal planning or what we would do to avoid a hard border and protect the Single Market and the customs union in the event that there is no deal, as I said at the weekend, they have been rough and preliminary. They are really only going to start when we end up in a no-deal scenario. There are no documents that I have seen. The...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: As I explained before, the conspiracy theory is-----
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: The conspiracy theory is that there are certain discussions ongoing-----
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)
Leo Varadkar: No.