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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Tallaght is under construction and will be finished next year. Construction of the main hospital on the St. James's site has reached the point where the scaffolding is at roof level.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: This was promised by successive Governments for decades.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Fianna Fáil even spent a lot of money not delivering it and now it is being done.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I cannot. I do not know.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: At the outset, I want to welcome the Ceann Comhairle's earlier statement. The integrity of the voting process is at the centre of our democracy. Whether it is people going to the polling station to cast their vote on election day or referendum day or whether it is Deputies or Senators voting in these Houses, people need to know the system is robust and valid. I welcome the fact you have...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together. There has been no capital expenditure by my Department or any agency under the remit of my Department in the past 5 years. There is no capital expenditure anticipated by my Department in the next five years.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Websites (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: The website www.merrionstreet.ieis the Irish Government news service which is updated with the latest press releases, speeches and news. The following table lists costs for maintenance and support of a number of websites, including . The contract figure in 2019 for “Managed Hosted Services” by Ptools comprises 7 different websites, of which is one. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: The Cork Event Centre is included as a commitment under Project Ireland 2040, and it underlines the Government’s objectives around urban regeneration, enhanced amenity and heritage, associated quality of life standards, balanced regional development, and the regeneration and development of Cork City Centre. Cork City Council is responsible for delivery of the project on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commission on the Future of Policing Membership (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. The Future of Policing in Ireland – the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) which was published in September 2018 – recommended (in Chapter 26) the establishment of an Implementation Group on Policing Reform to ensure delivery of the reform programme set out in the CoFPI Report. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together. As published in my Department's Appropriation Account 2018, there was no expenditure incurred by my Department on consultancy services, and value for money and policy reviews in 2018.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: To which Bill is the Deputy referring?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I know it is a problem but I am not familiar with the Bill. I will check up on it.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will. I am familiar with the issue but not with Deputy Curran's Bill. I will check up on it. If it is a good idea and the Bill is in good order, I am sure we can work with the Opposition to progress it. On the question asked by Deputy Boyd Barrett, people often suggest that X, Y or Z be brought into the Department of the Taoiseach because they believe that would afford it more...

Pre-European Council: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will attend a meeting of the European Council this Thursday and Friday, 17 and 18 October. Following my meeting with Prime Minister Johnson last week, I am convinced that all parties want an agreement and that such is in the interest of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the European Union as a whole. We have a pathway to a possible deal, but there are issues still to be fully resolved....

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Burton is absolutely correct that the broad policy consensus in Ireland regarding social, economic and foreign policy has been beneficial. It has been one of our strengths in recent years that the political parties are so similar in their outlook in those areas. This has given people, such as those who invest here, and governments in other countries a great deal of confidence in...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: We did not. What is being done in the north-east inner city goes way beyond what was done in terms of community development under RAPID and other schemes. I have asked my Department, along with the Department for Rural and Community Development, to examine what we could do to learn from the north east inner city task force and apply it to areas of significant disadvantage around the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Micheál Martin acknowledged the good groundwork done by Deputy O'Dea in his time as the Minister for Defence in putting together some of the emergency planning structures. I wish to acknowledge that too. The Defence Forces, the Garda and other support services have responded to severe weather and other emergencies very well in recent years. Much of that had to do with the work...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Honestly, I will check up on it. It is not a document I am familiar with. Obviously, it should have happened by now, but I will come back to the Deputy on that. The Deputy asked a question about security assessments. The current assessment of the risk of violence from dissident republicans in Northern Ireland is high. Indeed, we have seen violence in Derry and other places in recent...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: The sole Bill being prepared by my Department is the national economic and social development office (amendment) Bill. This Bill will provide for the dissolution of the national economic and social development office corporate framework, which is no longer necessary. It also deals with related matters, including the transfer of functions to the National Economic and Social Council, NESC....

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will pick up on Deputy Boyd-Barrett's comments on People Before Profit in Northern Ireland. He is absolutely correct that it is one of the three parties designated as "other" - these are the Alliance Party, the Green Party and People Before Profit - and it does this on the basis that it rejects sectarianism, which is good. I acknowledge that. It is also a party that campaigned for Brexit-----