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- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: Ireland has been one of the countries that has taken a very strong position on this and there was a debate on the issue in the UN only last week or the week before that. Ireland was a signatory to a letter of resolution on this and I will make sure a copy of that is passed on to the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: The answer to Deputy Tóibín's question is "No". The answer to Deputy Michael Collins's question is "Yes". I will do that. I might ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he wishes to reply to the other question.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I will endeavour to be helpful. Once again, I am very sorry to hear about Hannah's case. I hope it will be resolved in the near future. As Deputy Munster well knows, it is illegal for the Minister for Health to make any direction to the HSE to give any individual patient anything, be it a medical card-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: About 405 schools received funding under the summer works scheme but, as is always the case, it is not possible to fund every application. Perhaps the Deputy would like to raise the matter directly with the Minister for Education and Skills. I am sure he will be able to give her feedback. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle rightly pointed out, he is very friendly and approachable.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I think it is slightly different from the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, measures, as it is a fee-setting process. My understanding is that fees paid to pharmacies approach €500 million per year so it is a very substantial amount of money. The HSE is seeking savings in that context. The number of pharmacies in Ireland has increased in recent years, which...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: There are no proposals at the moment to amend the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill. More generally, if any company is invited to appear before an Oireachtas committee, it should accept that invitation and endeavour to do so at a mutually agreed time.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will acknowledge, more than half of the new jobs created in Ireland are now being created outside the Dublin area. More than half of IDA Ireland-supported jobs are outside the Dublin area. I do not have any specific information on the Fermoy site, but I will ask the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, to contact the Deputy with an update on efforts IDA Ireland is making to secure an...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: If the Deputy condemns Venezuela, I will withdraw the remark.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I will be happy to withdraw the remark if the Deputy can show me evidence of his campaign for free and fair elections in Cuba and Venezuela.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I am not talking about the 1930s; I am talking about now.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I am not talking about Lenin, Bolsheviks, gulags, Stalin or anyone or anything else the Deputies admire. I am talking about now.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I would like to answer the question.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I am forever trying to answer questions between interruptions.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I will.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: Certainly not. To answer the Deputy's question, we live in a democracy and have an independent planning process. If an application is made, it must go to Cork City Council or Cork County Council or directly to An Bord Pleanála. In a democracy, people have the right to object. An oral hearing will take place and a planning decision will be made. That is how things work in a...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: On the importation of fracked gas, it is something I need to check out. I do not know whether it is possible to ban the importation of fracked gas into Ireland but it is something we will examine.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I would not talk about the 1930s if I were Deputy Martin.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I have not seen the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport since I saw the Deputy last-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: I am making inquiries about the matter.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)
Leo Varadkar: No, I have been doing so since yesterday.