Results 38,681-38,700 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Question 574: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has carried out an audit of the number of local authority houses that do not have central heating; the estimated excess carbon tonnage produced as a result; his plans to provide central heating to all of these homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17393/08]
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Question 575: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimate of the cost of installing central heating in all local authority homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17394/08]
- Written Answers — Car Free Day: Car Free Day (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Question 593: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of his Department's last car free day campaign; the audited outcome of the campaign; his views on whether there has been value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17735/08]
- Written Answers — Biodiversity Awareness Campaign: Biodiversity Awareness Campaign (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Question 594: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of his Department's biodiversity awareness campaign; the audited outcome of the campaign; his views on whether there has been value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17736/08]
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Question 636: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the obstacles that currently prevent microproducers of energy such as apartment buildings from selling the energy they produce back to the national grid; the action he will take on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17399/08]
- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Question 641: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives from his Department and his Department's agencies for the production of bio-fuels; if he will review these in view of the current world food crisis. [17741/08]
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: I support the motion and compliment Deputies Phil Hogan and Terence Flanagan on bringing it forward. I also thank my colleagues for allowing me to eat into their time. This is a very important issue, much more so than most of the political establishment believes. It affects 500,000 people, both homeowners and landlords. Some 4,000 units in my constituency of Dublin West are controlled by...
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: I will get to that. The developer writes into the provisions that there cannot be an annual general meeting until all units are sold, and then holds on to one unit. As another example, the developers Kimpton Vale, which gave a â¬2,500 political donation to a Member opposite, aside from knocking down a listed building in another constituency, hasââ
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: I am not, I am suggesting it is declared but there is an improper relationship between the party opposite and some of these development interests. With that particular donationââ
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: The Minister should ask his colleague to return the donation.
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: It was published in The Irish Times.
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: It is wrong of the Minister's colleague to accept a â¬2,500 donation from a company like Kimpton Vale. It is absolutely wrong. If the Minister had any decency, he would ask his colleague to return the donation.
- Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: I will. To move on, there is an issue of the areas taken in charge. There are cases in some instances where maintenance of parts of a development which will be taken in charge is paid for by the management company in the meantime. With another well known development company, even though the management company is up and running, the title of the common areas has not been transferred to the...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion. (7 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: As another Member of the House has pointed out, I have been only a wet week in politics. However, during my 11 months as a Member of this House, I have seen many changes: the resignation of four party leaders; the election of four new party leaders to replace them; the resignation of a Taoiseach; and today, the election of a new one. Being elected Taoiseach is the greatest honour that can be...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion. (7 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: On a point of orderââ
- Allocation of Time: Motion (7 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: It is like Zimbabwe, a dictatorship.
- Allocation of Time: Motion (7 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: We still have a Parliament. They will not shut us up.
- Nomination of Taoiseach (7 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: That is not true.
- Nomination of Taoiseach (7 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (1 May 2008)
Leo Varadkar: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has sought a written assurance from the US Secretary of State to confirm that no human being has been transferred through an airport here by means of extraordinary rendition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15311/08]