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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: If he had moved to another role in another Department or another employment outside the public sector, he would have continued to be on the board and that is still the case.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Members of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, in line with the code of practice for the governance of State bodies and the board's own code of governance which is published on its website, have a duty to the board in the first instance, a responsibility to act collectively in decision-making and communication and an obligation to observe its confidentiality arrangements.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy can print out from its website page 51 of the code of conduct for board members of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. Point 15 is on confidentiality. Reports, documents and briefings-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: A Cheann Comhairle, it is a recurring feature that when Opposition Members put out a yarn and-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: It is a recurrent feature that the Opposition puts out a yarn, perpetuates it for days in the media and, when they are about to be found out, they shout us down, but I will come back on a supplementary.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has not incurred any expenditure for consultancy or audit services with the company in question during the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I travelled to Belfast on Friday 8th February for a series of meetings with each of the five main political parties in Northern Ireland including: DUP Leader Ms Arlene Foster; Sinn Féin Vice President Ms Michelle O'Neill; UUP leader Robin Swann; Alliance Party Leader Naomi Long and Colum Eastwood, leader of the SDLP. The meetings provided an opportunity to engage with the Northern...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts Data (19 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has no capital budget and therefore has not incurred any capital expenditure or overruns in the years in question.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: There are no plans for that.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: There has not been with me.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to helping businesses to prepare for Brexit, the Government has a public information campaign, Getting Ireland Brexit Ready, which is designed to warn businesses and stimulate them to take the actions they need to take to prepare for Brexit. In the past two weeks alone, for example, there have been outreach events in eight counties, and more are planned. The all-Ireland civic...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: It is the same answer I gave on the last occasion Deputy Boyd Barrett raised that issue.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I do not have an exact date.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: There are many questions which I did not have time to answer.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: On a point of order, the Deputy is incorrect. I wrote down the questions in the order in which they were asked and I went through them one by one. I did not reach the questions on social housing and climate change. I will need more time if I am to reply to the outstanding questions.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Doherty's question on insurance was next on my list, followed by social housing and climate change. If I am given more time, I am happy to address those questions.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I will answer them as quickly as I can. On insurance, the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, is heading up several actions to reduce the cost of insurance. Motor insurance costs have fallen from their peak in mid-2016 and health insurance costs have stabilised. Public liability insurance is now the major focus of the Minister of State. In particular, he is facilitating work on a more...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take questions Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive, together. My Department works closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has overall responsibility for Brexit. Within my Department, staff across several divisions contribute to the work on Brexit, including the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division and the economic division. To augment this...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the introduction of the primary HPV test, we are very keen to get that done. We are committed to it. The original target date came from the Department of Health, which would have received it from the HSE or CervicalCheck. That was not met. The target time was not invented by a politician but was one that came from the same officials who are now saying they are unable to...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I do not believe dealing with the backlog is the reason for the delay in commissioning a new test. It is a different test.