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- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----and then be funded.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: Legislation that requires expending public money, that is, taxpayers' money, requires a money message from the Government. Under our Constitution, that is the prerogative of the Government, not a decision of the Oireachtas. However, I will take a look at Deputy Ó Caoláin's correspondence. I do recall seeing it. My office is somewhat inundated at present by-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----correspondence from Sinn Féin Deputies. It seems to be their new strategy-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----to write to me about almost everything.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I will make sure that the Deputy receives a reply.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Central Bank has engaged the Garda on the matter and because that has been done, it is probably inappropriate for me to comment upon it except to say that this is a democracy and neither the Taoiseach nor the former Taoiseach nor the Minister for Justice and Equality can send in the Garda or the fraud squad. A complaint is made to the Garda and considered and the Garda then decides...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Central Bank has engaged the Garda Síochána on the matter.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: It is not within the------
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Government does not have the authority to order in the fraud squad and that is not how it works.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I do not know whether a formal complaint has been made. It is open to any citizen in the State------
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----who believes a crime has been committed and has evidence to back that up to make a formal complaint to the Garda. If the Deputy believes a crime has been committed and has evidence to back that up, he should make a complaint now. If he has not already done so, perhaps he should have made it many months ago.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The legislation on sexual offences will go to pre-legislative scrutiny in this session.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I apologise but I do not have any specific information on Bandon Community Hospital or Bantry General Hospital but I will ask the Minister for Health to respond to the Deputy as soon as is possible. In regard to the individual case he raised, I am sorry to hear that the gentleman had to wait so long for his cataract operation.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I am sure that for a long time before that, he would have been affected by loss of vision and all that comes with that, including isolation which I know can be much worse in a rural area. I am pleased to note that he was able to avail of the cross-Border health care directive, which means his treatment was funded by the HSE and by the Irish taxpayer even though he had to travel to another...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: When it comes to our health service, I acknowledge that we can do better. We do very well in lots of areas. It is important to recognise that and to recognise the work of our health service staff in that regard. Life expectancy in Ireland has improved considerably in recent years. This did not happen by accident. It is the result of better public health and a better health service. The...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: To answer the Deputy's question, a crisis, no, but real substantive issues that need to be dealt with, absolutely. We completely accept that there are issues in the context of recruitment and retention in particular parts of the public service, including the Air Corps. In terms of health and safety, the Minister of State with responsibility for defence has received an assurance from the...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I really have little or no knowledge of the internal politics of Sinn Féin-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----or any internal disagreements or rivalries that may exist and I have no particular interest in them, either. That is all I can say about that. What is required now is that since the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin - the major parties in Northern Ireland - have been given a mandate on several occasions by the citizens of Northern Ireland, they should come together, reach an...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----and get the Executive up and running. They should have the assembly meeting, which would thereby allow us to meet Ministers from Northern Ireland, as we did in the past, at the North-South Ministerial Council. They should allow Northern Ireland to have a voice and a say when it comes to Brexit through the Joint Ministerial Council and they should allow a First Minister and Deputy First...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: It is what Deputy Adams has done in this House in the past few minutes. He cannot blame people for carrying out shadowy briefings; he did it himself in this Chamber in the past few minutes. He spoke about stubborn elements in political unionism. That is not a good way to talk about people with whom he is trying to reach an agreement. He refers to stubborn elements in political unionism...