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Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: Who is CervicalCheck?

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: An institution cannot tell patients; it must be a person.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The programme for Government commits to improve our mental health services and increase capacity in this area. The mental health budget now stands at over €900 million, up €200 million since 2011. The current focus when it comes to child and adult mental health services is on two things. First is the recruitment of 114 assistant psychologists and 22 staff psychologists for...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I am told Cahersiveen Garda station has reduced opening hours to the public but it is still functioning on a 24-7 basis. The Killarney district has 107 gardaí assigned to it, including one superintendent and 18 gardaí are assigned to Cahersiveen Garda station. They can call on back-up from national regional units, including the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the armed...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: It is a year tomorrow since my election as Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I am not one for anniversaries or birthdays. I am known to forget them or very often decline to celebrate them.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The important milestones are not those which appear on a calendar but rather what is achieved along the way. I am very proud to have been part of a Government in the past year that has successfully brought about a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment and which has at long last ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: It has brought employment to record levels. It has balanced the books, improved living standards and reduced income inequality, poverty and deprivation.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: As the hecklers rightly point out, there is always more to do and housing is one of those particular areas in which there is very much more to do. The Deputy mentioned a legal right to housing and it is currently being considered by the all-party finance committee. I very much have an open mind on this but as the Deputy rightly indicates, 81 countries not only have a statutory right to...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: That is more than any year in the past ten. ESB connections are also up 30% and employment in the construction sector is up 14%.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: This year we will add between 7,000 and 8,000 new social homes to our social housing stock, more than any year in the past ten.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: Yes, we will hold firm to the commitments we made and we expect the United Kingdom Government and others to hold firm to the commitments they made. In December, a political agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union that gives us a number of guarantees and assurances - for example, on the common travel area, for ongoing PEACE funding for Northern Ireland and Border areas and...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: My priority is to secure the agreement and not to sell it. We secured a political agreement in December and we will secure a legal withdrawal agreement by October. That is exactly what I am focused on and what the Tánaiste and all of our teams are focused on also. That is what we intend to do. We need to bear in mind that dealing with Brexit is not solely a matter of considering...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I want to take a moment to add my words of condolence to the family of Rory Kiely, who passed away, and also to the family of Seán Calleary, whom we lost last week. I extend my condolences to their families and to the Fianna Fáil Party. There will be a time in the future when we will be able to give more lengthy tributes to those two men who gave great service to our country and...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: This is a difficult and emotive issue and has caused concern throughout the country, not just among people who have been affected and their families, but among women in general, and women, in particular, who avail of cervical screening. I believe the Government has taken a lot actions in a swift manner. We established a serious incident management team to go into CervicalCheck and deal with...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: Yes, we are committed to establishing a commission of investigation. I do not want there to be any ambiguity about that. Members have a lot of faith in Dr. Scally. He has done a good job so far and many of the women with whom he has been in contact have a lot of faith in him. He has asked that he be allowed more time to conduct his scoping inquiry. It is appropriate that we allow him...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The Department's new Statement of Strategy published earlier this year reflects the role of the Department to support the Taoiseach and the Government to develop a sustainable economy and a successful society, to pursue Ireland’s interests abroad, to implement the Government’s Programme, and to build a better future for Ireland and all her citizens. The Department will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I can confirm that my Department has previously examined this case and decided to posthumously award an appropriate medal. Given the significance of the posthumous award of a medal, the question arises as to whom the medal should be given. The normal procedure is that the medal is given to the next of kin of the deceased person. My Department has been in correspondence regarding the...

Questions - Ceisteanna: Electoral Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I do not fully understand the request.

Questions - Ceisteanna: Electoral Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I genuinely do not.