Results 36,081-36,100 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (26 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Yes. It is very strange. We have not seen the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, during the course of this Bill. He was not present for Second Stage or Committee Stage. The Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, dealt with it at one point. I do not think we have seen the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, at all. There are many Ministers and...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (26 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: It seems to me that it is quite disrespectful to the House that a Minister of State from a different Department has been asked to deal with this legislation. We have not been given a proper explanation of why the relevant Cabinet Minister, or one of the two or three Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, cannot be here.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "2.âThe Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following for section 35: "35.â(1) The Membership of the Authority shall consist ofâ (a) a Chairperson and such number of other whole-time members, not being less than 2 or more than 4, as the Minister determines and appoints (but that limitation...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: The Minister of State could make history.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Notwithstanding the reservations we have about Oireachtas scrutiny, section 4 and some other matters related to the qualifications of the appointed members, we accept the necessity for the Bill. This is precisely because of the risk that decisions made by the Competition Authority could be challenged in the courts if these appointments are not made. On that basis, we do not oppose the...
- Written Answers — Marine Institute: Marine Institute (26 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the research that is being carried out by the Marine Institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22086/10]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT received from petrol sales for each of the first four months of 2010 and each of the first four months of 2009 in tabular form; the amount of same in respect of diesel sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21417/10]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of excise received from petrol sales for each of the first four months of 2010 and each of the first four months of 2009 in tabular form; the amount of same in respect of diesel sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21418/10]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of carbon tax received from petrol sales for each of the first four months of 2010 and each of the first four months of 2009 in tabular form; the amount of same in respect of diesel sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21419/10]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the additional VAT taken in as a result of the increase in the price of petrol and diesel over and above budget day predictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21420/10]
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will require that the credit review group to issue monthly reports on the scale of bank lending to small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21421/10]
- Written Answers — Semi-State Sector: Semi-State Sector (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint a bord snip to assess costs and propose savings within the semi-State sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21422/10]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to apply VAT to services provided by local authorities such as refuse charges; the amount he anticipates he will raise from this in a full year; if he will consider using the money to reduce local authority rates charges to business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21423/10]
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if a sole trader or small-medium enterprise who has a performing loan may seek a review from the credit review office where a bank uses a standard annual review clause to either increase the margin applicable to the loan over EURIBOR or apply an excessive renewal or annual charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21440/10]
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if a sole trader or small-medium enterprise who has an overdraft operating within the approved parameters and reverting regularly to credit may seek a review from the credit review office where a bank uses a standard annual review clause to either increase the margin applicable to the overdraft over EURIBOR or apply an excessive renewal or annual...
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance if a sole trader or small-medium enterprise may seek a review from the credit review office where a bank seeks to remove or reduce overdraft facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21442/10]
- Written Answers — Public Sector Recruitment: Public Sector Recruitment (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of exemptions requested by Departments and or State agencies to the current moratorium on recruitment and promotion; if he will provide the full details in each such case including the requesting body; the reasons for the request; the number of staff requested and to provide in detail, his response to each such request. [21792/10]
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will assist a person (details supplied) in obtaining a new unconditional residency stamp on their new passport. [21366/10]
- Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the Thornton Hall prison project, County Dublin; the costs incurred to date both in terms of land purchase and other matters; the estimated final cost; the estimated date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21416/10]
- Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (25 May 2010)
Leo Varadkar: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 13 May 2010, the categories of crime for which the PULSE system generates a reference number and letter that is sent to the person reporting the crime; the categories of crime that are not covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21433/10]