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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Negotiations (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, together. I have not spoken to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, since his statement to the European Parliament on 18 April. As Deputies are aware, I last met formally with President Tusk in Dublin on 8 March, when we discussed a range of issues across the EU agenda, including Brexit. I thanked President Tusk for his...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. The object of Cabinet Committee D, infrastructure, is to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the development and implementation of policy on housing infrastructure investment and delivery, climate action and the delivery of Project Ireland 2040.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The date is correct on the folder but not on the replies.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I apologise. Media mergers are regulatory issues to be dealt with by the appropriate regulatory authority which, in the first instance, is the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission, CCPC. Should the commission clear the transaction to proceed, it is then referred to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to conduct an initial assessment of the likely...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: It is a long time since we had 3% inflation. I think we have had deflation more recently than we have had 3% inflation.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: Leaving that aside, the Government has already indicated its position on the new EU budget, which will not kick in until 2021. We have given our very strong view that CAP and other well-functioning programmes like Erasmus and Horizon should not be cut. Our negotiating position will be that there should be no cut in CAP payments to farmers. We have indicated that this country is willing to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I will ask the Minister, Deputy Bruton, to reply to the Deputy in writing.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I am sure Bushmills will continue to wish to describe itself as "Irish whiskey".

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I cannot imagine that it would wish to describe itself as "British whiskey", "Ulster whiskey" or anything else of the sort. Of course this is a matter for negotiation in the context of the withdrawal agreement and the new trading relationship that will develop between the EU and the UK. I am aware of the country of origin issue.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: It is not a prison, in fairness. Nobody is being detained. Nobody's freedom is being taken away. In a prison, people are detained against their will and have their freedom taken away. I do not think it is right to characterise the centre in that way.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I will ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a written update on the efforts being made to ensure these people can be moved into more suitable and more permanent accommodation from the former hotel they are staying in.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I was pleased yesterday to see that unemployment has fallen below 6% and now stands at 5.9% for the first time in more than ten years. In County Leitrim the live register figures have fallen from 3,640 in 2011 to 1,965 now, and in Sligo they have fallen from 5,543 to 3,302 now. We are seeing a very significant fall in unemployment in both counties, and if one takes the Border counties as a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy is getting her slogans mixed up.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The programme for Government commits to an expansion of primary care centres throughout the State and almost 100 new centres have opened up in recent years. We have seen an enormous improvement in the quality of buildings and facilities throughout the country. I do not have detailed information to hand on Drogheda but I will ask the Minister for Health to reply to the Deputy in writing.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I cannot make a blanket commitment like that. A lot of the documentation may involve personal information regarding individuals-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: -----but I note the request.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I will refer that question to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: As I think I explained yesterday in the Dáil, 50% of the tests are done in Irish laboratories and 50% are done in US laboratories. Two US laboratories are used - one in New Jersey and one in Texas - and one laboratory is used in the Coombe hospital, not too far from here. The Health Service Executive audit that was done does not show any statistically significant difference in terms of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, will respond.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: It is. I know Thomas Lynch. He would be well known to many people in business circles. He is a successful businessperson who is the chair of a number of bodies, including that board. To my knowledge he has no involvement whatsoever in CervicalCheck. That is it.