Results 15,961-15,980 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: By the way, these rules date from the 1960s rather than from 2012. A return to the pre-2012 situation would not correct this anomaly because the pre-2012 rules were unfair as well. There were people getting full pensions after working for just ten years while people who had worked for 30 years got 98% of their pensions rather than full pensions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I do not think we should mislead the public in this regard. It is certainly not practical to give people full pensions after paying in for just 20 years. Fundamentally, pensions have to be-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: We are talking about contributory pensions here.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I am trying to answer, a Cheann Comhairle. I assumed Deputy Howlin was referring to the State contributory pension.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I assumed he was not proposing to abolish the State contributory pension. Perhaps he was.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I would be totally opposed to any proposal from the Labour Party or anyone else to abolish the State contributory pension.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I would oppose any suggestion that people who have paid PRSI for many years of their lives should lose their pensions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The Minister for Finance has already expressed his intention to extend public sector workers' right to work to the age of 70. It will not be a requirement that everyone will have to work up to the age of 70. It is proposed to allow people who are currently required to retire at the age of 65 to work until the age of 66, or even until the age of 70 if they so wish. The Government has given...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: The transitional pension was abolished by the last Government, of which Deputy Howlin and I were members.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I may have misspoken in December when I commented on the issue of the digital safety commissioner at a press conference. To the best of my recollection, the Government has not made a decision on whether to legislate to establish a digital safety commissioner. As I may well be incorrect in that regard, I will double-check it. I do not recall a Government decision being made. Obviously, any...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. Cabinet Committee B last met on 16 November. While the date of its next meeting is not yet scheduled, I expect it will be within the next few weeks. The committee oversees the areas of social policy and public service reform including education, children, social inclusion, the Irish language, arts and culture, and continued...
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: Deputy Michael Healy-Rae will be delighted to know that I know exactly what the GLAS scheme is. I am aware of the detail of all sorts of payments-----
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: -----that I do not receive-----
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: ------as is, I think, everyone in this House. That is the nature of our work. As Deputy McConalogue pointed out, the Minister, Deputy Creed, and I will be attending the IFA AGM this evening.
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I will certainly bring it up-----
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I will certainly raise it with the IFA and ensure that it gets a response.
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: With the Minister obviously, not with the IFA.
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy knows, the local property tax is principally a tax matter. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, brought a memo to the Cabinet today to ask for permission to commence the review. As that permission was granted, he will be making a statement in the next short while on the details.
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: I have read a little about this matter in the newspapers, but I do not know all of the details or the facts. I am absolutely of the view that the only people who should provide addiction services are those who are appropriately qualified and licensed to do so. On occasion, these services can be provided by religious groups. I know that a number of Catholic groups provide alcohol...
- Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)
Leo Varadkar: No matter from what background they come, it is essential that such services only be provided by those who are qualified and legally permitted to provide thelm.