Results 16,881-16,900 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: These are really matters for the ten-year capital plan, which we hope to have published by the end of the year.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Government does not decide which medicines are reimbursed and which ones are not. There is a process in place to do that involving the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and the HSE. The decisions are based on objective criteria. To date, there have been two applications for reimbursement. It was determined by the medical, clinical and economic experts that this particular medicine...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: This largely relates to current currency fluctuations. That is why more people are importing cars from the UK rather than purchasing them here in Ireland. We have no specific proposals to deal with it at present. Currency fluctuations between sterling and euro, unfortunately, are beyond the control of Government. If the Deputy or the motor industry have specific proposals in mind, we would...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I again thank the Deputy. Among the actions being considered by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, is the provision of free legal aid for victims of alleged domestic abuse. That is one of the things he is considering and prioritising in his budget. It is not a decision I will make personally, but four of the Ministers who are involved in our struggle against...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I have a different approach. I do not think the best way to solve a problem is to set up a Cabinet sub-committee. The best way is to take specific actions.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Cabinet met this morning and approved the publication-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Cabinet met this morning and agreed to the Finance Bill which will be published tomorrow. It was agreed to make a further change to taxation for farmers on consanguinity relief, to remove the age limit for a period of time to encourage and facilitate the intergenerational transfer of land within families from older to younger farmers. That was agreed to this morning and the Bill will be...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I will ensure the Deputy will receive a reply.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I know that this issue is of real importance to the Deputy and that he has raised it on a number of occasions. Unfortunately, I do not have an update for him since he last raised the issue, but I will ask the Minister for Health to provide an update for both of us. I think everyone in the House agrees that we want to ensure women who are experiencing a crisis pregnancy will receive the best...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will appreciate, I cannot speak on behalf of the Central Bank. It is independent. It is very important, given the office I hold, that I respect that. The Central Bank said to me in the briefings I have been given that it wants to give the two lenders concerned a little more time to get their act together. It is indicating that it is expecting a reply from the two lenders by...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I assure the Deputy that domestic violence is an issue the Government takes very seriously. It is one we are determined to tackle and reduce as best we can through a suite of measures. It affects both men and women but it is very specifically dealt with in regard to women in the recently published Government strategy on women and girls. In addition, the Domestic Violence Bill has been...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: Every time I listen to Deputy Adams speak it is so evident that he does not fully understand the detail of the issue he is raising, nor does he understand, once again, his own party's proposal. His party's proposal is to reverse the changes made in 2012. That still does not give any of those people a full pension. It might give them something approaching a 98% pension rather than a 71% one...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: It is remarkable that every time Deputy Adams stands up in this Parliament it is so evident that he neither understands the policy issues the Government is grappling with nor does he understand his own party's proposals. It is extraordinary, I have to say, the level of-----
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----lack of knowledge and understanding from Deputy Adams again and again.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: It is not surprising that he thinks a bottle of wine costs €30 in that context.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I know Deputy Adams likes to travel first class whenever he can find someone to pay for him, but I am not sure who is buying his bottles of wine for him. It is some bottle of wine that costs €30.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: With regard to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, the matter was not raised with me personally but I can confirm the matter was raised briefly in discussions between spokespeople in the run-up to the budget.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: It was raised by Fianna Fáil spokespeople with Ministers.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: However, it was not put down as a priority measure because the priority for parties was the €5 increase across the board-----
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----for disabled people, carers, blind people, widows, pensioners and unemployed people.