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Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: It is also about the impact on their families and friends, and people who think about what might have been done and whether they could have done more. However-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----it is welcome to see that reduction.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Part of it is down to the work that was done in previous years, with a trebling of the funding for the National Office for Suicide Prevention and the suicide prevention strategy introduced by the former Minister of State, Kathleen Lynch, and I when we were in the Department of Health. We will continue to work on these issues and-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----continue to ensure we have better outcomes.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Everyone in the House understands the need to improve our mental health services, particularly for young people. Everyone in this House understands how important mental health is. One of the positive things that has happened in the past number of years and decade is a much greater willingness by people to talk about mental health, to treat it seriously as an issue and to improve services....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: As outlined to the House in July, the Government agreed a new streamlined Cabinet Committee structure and approved the establishment of 6 new Committees, one of which is Cabinet Committee C. This Cabinet Committee will cover issues relating to the European Union, and will assist the Government in its ongoing consideration of Brexit. Cabinet Committee C will also support the Taoiseach's...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I travelled to Canada between 19-23 August. My visit commenced in Montréal with an official welcoming ceremony and a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister. During our meeting we discussed the provisional implementation of CETA which commenced on September 21. We discussed the latest developments on Brexit and Ireland's priorities in the negotiations. Prime Minister Trudeau...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I travelled to Canada between 19-23 August. My visit commenced in Montréal with an official welcoming ceremony and a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister. During our meeting we discussed the provisional implementation of CETA which commenced on September 21. We discussed the latest developments on Brexit and Ireland's priorities in the negotiations. Prime Minister Trudeau...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers Data (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: There are nine Special Advisers employed in my Department. They are as follows: - the Chief of Staff; - the Spokesman and Communications Adviser to the Taoiseach; - the Head of Policy and Programme Implementation; - four Special Advisers to the Taoiseach; and - two Special Advisers to the Government Chief Whip. The Special Advisers working in my Department provide briefings and advice...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has established the following six Cabinet Committees, which I will chair - Cabinet Committee A (Economy) Cabinet Committee B (Social Policy and Public Services) Cabinet Committee C (European Union including Brexit) Cabinet Committee D (Infrastructure) Cabinet Committee E (Health), and Cabinet Committee F (National Security). They will meet as appropriate according to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Responsibilities (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: On 14 June 2017 the Government appointed Deputy Joe McHugh as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at my Department and at the Department of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht with special responsibility for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands, and Deputy Paul Kehoe as Minister of State at my Department and at the Department of Defence with special responsibility for Defence. On...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (27 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: As required by its terms of reference, the Commission provided me with an interim report on 12 September i.e. within three months of the date of its establishment on 13 June. The report was published on my Department’s website on 21 September, following consultation with the Attorney General and the Sole Member of the Commission.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: It is fairly near it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Also, the Summerhill primary care centre-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----is a very significant addition. Somebody is doing a great job for the north inner city and many good things are happening. While there are many problems, we should acknowledge that people are actually delivering and things are happening. Even in regard to litter, and I know it is still a litter black spot, the recent Irish Business Against Litter, IBAL, survey showed an improvement in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: It is important to point out some of the key actions that are included in the report, including the refurbishment and reopening of Fitzgibbon Street Garda station, which will become a centre for community policing and local drug enforcement. There will be an increase in the level of local gardaí in the community. A new policing plan will be drawn up. A single platform will be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: It will transform these areas for the better. The Luas cross city, the order for which I signed six years ago today, will be carrying passengers back and forth through the north inner city from December helping to regenerate large parts of the north inner city from O'Connell Street all the way up to Broadstone and linking with Broombridge station. The Dublin Institute of Technology, DIT,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: As was mentioned, Prime Minister Modi made a visit to Ireland last year and I had the opportunity to meet him on that occasion. I certainly did invite him to visit Ireland again and would very much like him to do so. However, I appreciate that having only visited last year, it might be some time before an Indian Prime Minister is able to visit again. He did invite me to India and asked...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The independent report on the north east inner city undertaken by Kieran Mulvey recommended a wide range of actions to advance the social and economic regeneration of that area. While acknowledging the profound challenges facing the area and its people, the report highlighted a number of significant assets in the area such as its strong community spirit, its proud history, dedicated local...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Sep 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I will start from the top. The rights of transgender citizens did not come up as a specific issue. While it did not arise, it may of course be possible to discuss it at a future meeting or bilaterally at meetings that will occur between the Minister for Education and Skills and the Catholic Church. The issue of patronage and divestment was discussed. The Government expressed the view...