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Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: -----this year, next year or the year after, and maybe not even the year after that.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: This is a show motion. It is a publicity stunt designed to get coverage and air time for Sinn Féin politicians who have no real solutions to the problems our country face - just snappy soundbites that tested well with their expensive focus groups. It is a waste of parliamentary time as well. Let us not forget that only last week, Sinn Féin wasted 45 minutes of parliamentary time...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: This week, three hours will be wasted on this debate even though we know the outcome of it.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The truth is that Sinn Féin wants chaos because it benefits from chaos.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: There is no functioning government in London. In Belfast, there is no functioning government once again. Sinn Féin wants the same here.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Last week, it demanded an early budget to tackle the cost of living, but Sinn Féin is not sincere about that. It is not really on the side of hard-working Irish families. If its motion of no confidence had been passed, we would have been faced with an election in August and, with it taking several months to form a government, the budget would be pushed back and people would not get the...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: We have done a lot in two years and, yes, we have a lot more to do in the next two or three years. Allow me to put on record just a few examples of the good things this Government is doing. We have invested €40 billion to help businesses and workers get through Covid, doing so through the pandemic unemployment payment and the employment wage subsidy scheme. We have the highest...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I am happy to add those names to the list. The Deputy is making my point for me. All change is not change for the better.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Yes, Sinn Féin would mean radical change - radical change for the worse for the majority of people. Instated of being at the heart of Europe, where we are now, we would be on the periphery, led by a self-declared euro-critical party that opposed the euro, European citizenship and the Single Market, today opposes EU free trade agreements and only last week opposed European defence and...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: That is because they take our economy for granted. They do not understand that before one can apportion or redistribute wealth, one has to create it, and one has to create it again and again. Under Sinn Féin, the cake would be smaller and that would mean less for everyone in due course. Finally, with regard to climate, it was significant that, as Deputy Bacik rightly pointed out,...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: It is opposed to any action that might be unpopular, even if it is one that saves the planet, whether it is carbon tax or a ban on wind farms. Sin é, a Cheann Comhairle.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Tá mo mhuinín agus mo thacaíocht leis an Rialtas.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: IDA’s property investment in the regions is aimed at supporting economic development and job creation across IDA’s, Enterprise Ireland and local LEO’s respective client base. It is essential that the West Region and Mayo has a competitive, sustainable property offering to enable the attraction and retention of investment and jobs. IDA Ireland have publicly committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has engaged the services of Carr Communications on several occasions during the period in question. Records indicate that, during the period from 1 January 2020 to date, my Department has paid Carr Communications a total of €19,500 for the provision of a suite of preparatory training courses, including job application and interview skills training courses. My...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The answer to this PQ is deferred to allow for clarification with agencies under the remit of the Department. My Department will supply the information requested once it has been collated.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: IDA Ireland continued throughout the pandemic to promote Ireland as an attractive location for investment to new and existing clients. As a result of the severe restrictions on international travel over the last two years, the ability to host in-person site visits was severely limited. However, IDA did innovate significantly in how it engaged online through e-visits with potential investors...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: We now have more people employed in this country than at any other point in the history of the State. Over the last year, there has been strong jobs growth across all regions, while female labour market participation is at a record high and the youth unemployment rate is at a record low. IDA Ireland launched their 2021 Annual Report on Wednesday, 6 July confirming the announcements made in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (12 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The IDA continued throughout the pandemic to promote Ireland as an attractive location for investment to new and existing clients. As a result of the severe restrictions on international travel over the last two years, the ability to host site visits was severely limited. However, IDA did innovate significantly in how it engaged remotely with potential investors and the success of these...

Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 to the House. The Bill enjoys significant cross-party support. I acknowledge the contribution of Senators, whose thoughtful contributions have helped us refine and improve the Bill. I also acknowledge my colleague, the current Leader of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (7 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the Corporate Enforcement Agency will be formally established very shortly and will effectively subsume the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. The new Agency will have greater autonomy and flexibility in terms of the ability to recruit staff with the necessary skills mix and depth of experience to meet the reinforced mandate of the CEA. In...