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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Justice and Equality is working on the Bill. Unfortunately, is not expected to come before the House this session.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I am afraid that, given that this session is about questions on promised legislation, I do not have an answer to her question because it relates to a school project, which I am sure is a major issue in Monasterevin. I will ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reply to her query.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I am working on this issue with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh. We are hopeful of coming to a resolution as soon as possible. The new school will be built but has been delayed by roughly a year for various reasons. We want to make sure the school can stay on its current site until the new school is ready. We do not want the children attending the school to be shipped...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Negotiations.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Both the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and I have visited Drogheda in the last few months to hear about the situation first-hand from both the Garda and people living in the area. Additional resources have been provided by the Garda Commissioner, and it is up to him to decide whether additional resources can be provided in the next few weeks. However, next year's...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies for raising this important issue. I am familiar with the pub, although I am not familiar with the road. It sounds like a matter for the county councils rather than central government, but I will ask my people to look into it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I again extend my condolences to the O'Farrell family on their loss. There has been a GSOC investigation into the case and the independent review mechanism, IRM, believed there should not be a further investigation. However, subsequent to that, the Dáil passed a motion which led to Mr. Justice Haughton's review. I am told that he met several times with the O'Farrell family to discuss...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will have to have a look at the Bill as I am not familiar with it. I am not sure there is any legislation that will, in itself, prevent overruns on capital projects but I will take a look at it and get back to the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I am at a little bit of a loss once again. As is often the case, the Deputy perhaps knows the detail and facts around tax law better than I do. I may have to come back to her with a more substantive response at another date. As she stated, capital acquisitions tax involves two elements. One is inheritance tax and the other is gift tax. In the two most recent budgets, we have reduced...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I can certainly understand what the Deputy is saying. I can imagine a scenario in which two sisters or brothers are living in the one house when one passes on and the other is left with a significant tax bill, which he or she may be unable to pay, in particular if he or she is elderly. I understand the issues the Deputy raises or which could arise and they merit examination. It is not...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I gcás Peter Kelly, ceiliúraimid dea-bheatha duine a d’oibrigh ar mhaithe leis an saol. Bhí grá mór aige do phobal a cheantair féin. Bhí grá aige do dhaoine i gcoitinne agus bhí sé an-tugtha don pholaitíocht. Bhí clú agus cáil air ar fheabhas a dhúthrachta agus de bharr gur oibrigh sé go dian...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I offer my condolences and my heart goes out to the parents of Ana Kriegel. I saw them speaking yesterday and I cannot imagine what they are going through and will go through for the rest of their lives because of what happened to their beautiful daughter. There is an epidemic of gender-based violence in Ireland and across the world,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Spending by the Government is increasing by roughly 4% per year. It is only in the last year or two that we have gone from deficit to surplus and we are talking in as much in revenue as we spend. Government spending is increasing by about 4% a year. As the Deputy pointed out, we increased the budget in this area by 10%, which is a recognition of the priority we place on this issue. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I do not mean any disrespect to the Deputy either, but his self-righteousness knows no limits. Let us not forget-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will provide some facts. Let us not forget that he was once Minister for Health and Children-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: -----and that he was famous for chiding Tallaght Hospital for not ordering enough trolleys-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ----when patients were being treated in the car park of that hospital.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: We do not even know how many people were on trolleys in those days because the then Government would not count them. The Deputy was also a member of the Government which took a policy decision - and not on the basis of financial considerations - to reduce the number of hospital beds significantly. He started that policy during the boom and continued on with it. We reversed the decision in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: This is a really difficult problem and it has been with us for decades. We know that there are also problems in many other countries as well. In that context, there is serious overcrowding in Northern Ireland. We are taking every possible action to deal with it. We are providing more beds, more staff and more funding for the fair deal scheme and home care, and we are investing in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will not be able to speak on the issues relating to Cork in detail because I do not have an up-to-date briefing on them. If the Deputy wants to pass more details about those posts on to me, I will certainly have the situation examined. If a post has been approved and if the budget is there to fund it, there is absolutely no reason it should not be filled. The long-standing practice of...