Results 15,521-15,540 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The cost of medicines has been reduced. Prescription charges for medical card patients under the age of 70 years were reduced in January and those who do not have medical cards who obtain medicines under the drugs payment scheme had the cost reduced in January by €10 a month. We intend to continue to reduce the cost of medicines for persons with medical cards and those who do not...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I am afraid that I do not know exactly what policies and procedures are operated at University Hospital Kerry in Tralee. There are plenty of hospitals in Ireland that accept direct referrals from GPs to the X-ray unit. I am not sure why it is not the case in Tralee.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I think that case is before the courts.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I have not seen or read it.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: We would like to read the judgment for ourselves.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: That is a matter for the National Transport Authority to consider. There is a National Transport Authority greater Dublin area plan for public transport which it is due to review again before the end of 2021. Proposals for new lines will be appraised in that context.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I am sorry to hear that the Deputy's constituents have been waiting for so long for investigations. It is not possible for me to talk about individual cases, but I am sure that if the Deputy raises them with the Minister for Health and the HSE, they will give him a full answer.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I do not have an update on the report, but I understand that, as part of the public service stability agreement, there is an agreement which is due to take place with the unions on the matter.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----in consultation with the Marine Survey Office which has statutory responsibility for the safety of passenger vessels in Ireland. The Department has no reason to believe that the vessel-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----will not be awarded a passenger certificate by the MSO when it has had its total refit.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: There are some difficulties with that legislation and I am sure the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection will be happy to explain them to the Deputy. As is so often the case with legislation in this House, they relate to potential unintended consequences that could seriously impact on people's pensions and their jobs. The Minister will be able to speak directly to the...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I restate that the Government is committed to ensuring greater diversity in the provision of education and different types of school in Ireland. In the programme for Government we committed to reaching a figure of 400 multidenominational and non-denominational schools by 2030. This is a reflection of the fact that belief systems and cultures have changed in Ireland. Roughly one third -...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The answer I have is from the Department and dated today. Therefore, if it is out of date, I apologise.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: As I said, the five schools have through their patron, Educate Together, made the case to the Department to be allowed to take in more than a half stream. I am confident that the Department will give full consideration to that case and application. Certainly, if space is available for those children and the teacher is already in place to teach them, it would make a lot of sense, but there...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I note the publication yesterday of the Children's Rights Alliance score card, which shows an improved performance by the Government in its view, moving us from a D, a bare pass, to a C minus which I suppose is a bare honour and nothing to be celebrated. However, it is certainly encouraging that the Children's Rights Alliance believes the overall performance of the Government in the case of...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: We are making a systemic change.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: Unfortunately, I will be unable to meet them today. As the Deputy is aware, I will be in the Chamber for the next number of hours, after which I have appointments that were made six and seven weeks ago which I cannot cancel. I am informed by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht that it ran an open tender competition for the service in accordance with public procurement...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: This is a classic case of opposition for opposition's sake.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: It is a case of political parties, for political reasons, opposing a plan they have not even seen yet.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The national planning framework will automatically go on a statutory footing. The draft on the motion happened in November.