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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I am not going to prejudice the outcome of any formal or official investigation and I do not think Deputy Martin should either. He made a serious error of political judgment himself this time two years ago when he viciously condemned Frances Fitzgerald and forced her to resign as Tánaiste. A subsequent investigation found out-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: -----that Deputy Martin's political judgment was flawed and that he had mistreated that woman-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: -----and forced her out. I am not going to make that kind of political mistake-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: -----as Deputy Martin did in jumping to conclusions and judgment. I understand an investigation is still under way in respect of Deputies Dooley and Niall Collins, and there may even be others. I am not, therefore, going to prejudge the outcome of any investigation.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: That would be a failure of political judgment like Deputy Martin's two years ago when he did what he did to Frances Fitzgerald. Dara Murphy has stated that he is willing to submit to an investigation.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I know the Deputy is not interested in the investigation.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: There should be a proper investigation and it should not be prejudged. Dara Murphy is willing to provide information and documents to the ethics committee or to the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO. If that cannot happen for some reason, as he is now a former Member, he is willing to submit the information to the Clerk of the Dáil and that is what should be done.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: As I stated yesterday, the rules around the way this House works when it comes to expenses, remuneration and fobbing in are far too lax.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I think it is about the issues I mentioned.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: As I mentioned, Members on Deputy Martin's Front Bench have other employment and may well-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: -----be fobbing into this House on their way to that other employment.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: We need to change that fundamentally. We should not have a system where we have rules made by politicians for politicians.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: In the House of Commons, at Westminster, this whole area has been handed over to an independent body and that is what should be done.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for the question. I am very sorry to hear about that case he illustrated in his contribution. I do not want to comment on the detail without knowing all of the facts and information. It would be inappropriate to do so. What I do know is that pregnancy or having a child is not grounds for eviction - that would be illegal - and is certainly not grounds for issuing a...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I am reassured and glad to hear that the law was enforced and the landlord was fined. Deputy Ó Laoghaire omitted to mention that in his contribution.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: That says the law was enforced and applied and I am glad to hear that it was. Deputy Ó Laoghaire is right when he says that many people are angry. Of course they are and I meet them all the time. Many people are angry about the problems our country faces and the fact many of them remain unresolved. It is and has always been thus: people angry with the Government and angry about the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: It was the same in Northern Ireland when Sinn Féin was in office for ten years. It was the same when Fianna Fáil was in office as well.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: There are many people who acknowledge the good work this country has done, taking us from a situation of mass unemployment and forced emigration to virtually full employment again-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: -----where incomes are rising, where poverty is falling and where people are becoming better off. We have delivered one of the best education systems in the world. We are investing in infrastructure all over the country again. People want us to do more.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)
Leo Varadkar: They want us to build on what we have done. They want us to deliver on our plans in areas like housing and healthcare. They certainly do not think that the Opposition has all the solutions and all the answers, or would necessarily do a better job. The by-elections referenced by the Deputy were only by-elections. Sinn Féin won one and Fine Gael did not win any, but we got more votes...