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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (24 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 to 21, inclusive, together. Climate action is the most pressing long-term global challenge of our time and is a significant priority for this Government. Through our strengthened climate legislation, Our Shared Future and our annually updated climate action plan, we have set ourselves the ambition of halving Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (24 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputies again for their contributions on this issue. Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan, who is a great advocate for climate action and renewable energy, pointed out that our ambition now is produce 8 GW of solar capacity. That is a very ambitious target but one we believe can be achieved. I very much agree with him that we must remove any obstacles that we can. Planning laws...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (24 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: They account for about 10% to 14% of all electricity we use and less than 2% of greenhouse gas emissions. We have no plans for a ban, but we will reduce new connections and prioritise data centres linked to employment and important social functions, which they are. That is a fact and reality of modern life. On the Navan rail line, I very much welcome the decision of Government to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 to 29, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on health is due to meet on 13 February. In addition to the meetings of the full Cabinet and of Cabinet committees, I meet Ministers on an individual basis to focus on different issues. I met with the Minister for Health and HSE leadership team just before Christmas to discuss the pressures being...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The failings in CAMHS was mentioned again and I addressed this earlier in response to Deputy Bacik's question during Leaders Questions. I accept the assertion that action is urgently needed. Deputy McDonald is absolutely right about that. Funding has been increased and will be increased further. Staffing levels have almost doubled in the past ten years and they will be increased more. We...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: No legislation relating to this Department has been passed in the period specified.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The person (details supplied) was appointed to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) in March 2015 following nomination by ICTU. The NESC is an independent statutory agency operating under the aegis of my Department. The Council analyses and reports on strategic policy matters relevant to Ireland's economic, social, environmental and sustainable development.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested is set out in the following table. Minister of State Functions Delegated Date of Transfer Minister of State Naughton The powers and duties of the Taoiseach conferred on him by or under: (a) the Statistics Act 1993 (No. 21 of 1993), and (b) the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The Department has incurred no costs in relation to media training for the Taoiseach for the period 1 January 2021 to date.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The Taoiseach's diary for quarter 4 of 2022 has been published and is available on my Department's website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e0fb8-taoiseachs-diary/

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Priorities (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: As I outlined in my speech to the House on 17 December, there are a number of pressing challenges that will define the rest of our term in office. On housing, we must do whatever it takes to solve this social crisis and reverse the trend of rising homelessness and falling home ownership. Housing for All is a comprehensive plan and, working with the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, I will do...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: On Tuesday, 10thJanuary, in partnership with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning, I hosted a Housing for All Stakeholder Conference. The objective of the conference was to consult with a diverse range of stakeholders to consider possible further actions which might accelerate or enhance the delivery of Housing for All. The conference was one of a range of engagements with...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has established 10 Cabinet Committees as set out in the table below. The membership of each Committee is also listed. Cabinet Committees are established by the Government to assist it in carrying out the responsibilities of Government in the areas indicated by their titles. They meet as appropriate according to their work schedules. Other Ministers or Ministers of State may...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. The cost of living is a matter that concerns huge numbers of individuals, families and businesses across the country. It is very much the issue that is coming up on the doors for our public representatives as well, when we are knocking on doors and speaking to people, and not other matters. I have to say that I agree with Deputy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy. Those are very fair and legitimate questions to ask but I cannot answer them today because the Government has not made decisions in respect of the measures that expire at the end of February. We will do so, however, and we will make sure that people have certainty long before the end of February comes. What we have done to help people with the cost of living is a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Of course I understand the magnitude of the problem. I do not think anybody living in this country - certainly nobody who runs for election or gets elected - could not understand the magnitude of the housing crisis we are facing. It is the biggest social issue with which the Government and the country is currently grappling. It affects people in all sorts of different ways, whether it is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: More than 1,000 young people and couples a month now buy their first home. Of course, we have new forms of public housing that are now becoming a reality, such as cost rental, for example. As regards the social housing target, the Deputy is correct that we missed it last year. Some 6,500 new social homes were provided. What the Deputy did not acknowledge - she should have done so,...