Results 37,421-37,440 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- National Minimum Wage. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Then we are back to deflation.
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: I hope that sooner rather than later the country will have a Government and Ministers who will make decisionsââ
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: ââinstead of trotting out legal advice. I know what is in the legislation, I can read it for myself,ââ
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: ââand I know what is in the Towards 2016 agreement, which the Government has already torn up, so I do not see why it should expect employers and employees to follow it. This is a disaster. This country is haemorrhaging jobs, we are on the edge of an abyss and it is possible that in a few months time we will not be able to make out debt payments or even pay our own salaries. At the...
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: ââif it wants to put all those people out of their jobs, we will make them vote for it and hold them responsible in every hotel and restaurant in Ireland.
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: The Government has already done that.
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: A biased chairman.
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Perhaps we should have a forum on the national deficit.
- Price Controls. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: I was not referring to media comments but to the words of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in her interview on "The Week in Politics" with Deputy Joe McHugh in which she specifically threatened to introduce price controls. Those were her words and I do not care what was in the newspapers. These were threats made by her and she should not claim it was an...
- Price Controls. (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: The Government sets ESB and gas prices, taxi, bus and train fares, health charges and work permit prices. Nothing has increased more this year than government charges. Why should we trust the Government to fix prices when it is responsible for most of the inflation rises? Will the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment withdraw the slur she made against Irish retailers?...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Did the Taoiseach ask whether it was true?
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will change the requirement that a person who has paid PRSI contributions but has lived abroad must do at least once week's work before claiming jobseeker's benefit; if she will explain the purpose of this rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6445/09]
- Fiscal Policy. (18 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance if his estimates for interest payments on public debt in 2009 has been revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6260/09]
- Written Answers — Smarter Travel Policy: Smarter Travel Policy (17 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport his Department's work place travel plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6000/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget and staff employed by the National Employment Rights Authority for each year of its existence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5686/09]
- Written Answers — Croke Park Tickets: Croke Park Tickets (17 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if FÃS has sold back all its ten year premium tickets at Croke Park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5904/09]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on changing pension legislation to allow a business person to use the funds within their pension trust to invest within their company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5913/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the various wage subsidy schemes in operation by her Department; the basis on which funding will be accessed under these schemes; the number of employees who benefit from each such scheme at present, and for each month in 2007 and 2008; the amount spent on each such scheme in 2007 and 2008 on a total basis, and per employee...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the detail of the 51,000 new FÃS courses that have been announced by her; the type of courses that will be offered and their duration; if people taking these courses will be taken off the live register while they are on these courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5473/09]
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (12 Feb 2009)
Leo Varadkar: Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to review the work permit system in view of rising unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5474/09]