Results 17,441-17,460 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The ten-year capital plan, which will run from 2018 to 2028, will be published in November. I do not know what level of detail it will contain and do not think it will necessarily list every individual school or road project that will happen in that period.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: No legislation is promised in this area and there is no programme for Government commitment.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: Thug an Rialtas cead leanúint ar aghaidh le dréachtú an Bhille. Tá an obair sin ar bun anois. Tá mo chuid oifigeach ag obair i gcomhair le hOifig an Ard-Aighne, na Ranna Stáit ábhartha agus na páirtí leasmhara eile.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Government is very serious about improving child protection in this country. Significant progress has been made to date in that regard. I refer to the establishment of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the children's referendum and the legislation flowing from that such as putting Children First on a statutory basis. In addition, Tusla has been established. I cannot say if...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: -----but perhaps the Deputy could raise the matter with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: No legislation is promised on the L6048 but if the Deputy brings up the issue with her local county councillor or county manager she may be able to get a better answer.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The new strategy was approved by the Cabinet just this week and will be published next week by me and the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne. I imagine it will be possible to facilitate a debate in September or October after we return. As Deputy Curran said, it is a long-term strategy. I accept the validity of his point that it would be better if we were able to debate strategies in...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Government is very much committed to free trade and expanding our global footprint in that regard. Free trade and trade agreements with other countries create good jobs and make us all better off in the long run. They also create opportunities for enterprises. As trade is a European competence, trade deals are negotiated on behalf of the 28 member states by the European Union. We...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: We have also agreed a trade agreement with Japan, which is particularly welcome. I do not have the exact detail of the schedule of Ministers who will lead trade missions but I will ask that it be provided to the Deputy.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, and the Minister, Deputy Harris, announced the public consultation on a statutory home care scheme last Thursday. I do not have any objection to the date being extended, as August is a difficult time for many people to prepare submissions and get them in, so I will raise the issue with the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, and see if that is...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: Yes. The intention is that it will go to committee.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Act will be commenced as soon as it can be. A key requirement before the Act is commenced is that the service must be put in place. I refer to the office and staff who will process and assist people with assisted decision making. I believe the chief executive for the new service has just been appointed or the position has just been advertised. As soon as we have people to work the new...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I obviously join others in expressing my condolences to Mr. Thawley, his family and anybody who has been affected by this tragic loss. A maternal death is always a very sad and tragic event. I know in all cases people do everything they can to avoid them happening. I express my condolences and deep sorrow to the family. As the Deputy said, an inquest was carried out. Inquests by their...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The funding for mental health has increased considerably in recent years - by more than €100 million a year. It has increased this year from €826 million to €853 million. For example, the budget for the National Office for Suicide Prevention has more than doubled in recent years. We are now seeing a reduction in suicide rates. It is already the case that suicide rates...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The intention of the family hub, of which 15 are advancing or have been delivered in Dublin, with a further three in Limerick, Cork and Kildare, is to ensure that families no longer have to spend time in commercial hotels or bed and breakfast accommodation except in extreme or exceptional situations. Staying in a bed and breakfast establishment or a hotel is not appropriate for families....
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: I have met Rory Hearne on occasion in the past. I recall he was student union president in Trinity when I was a student there and I think he may even have been an election candidate for one of the left-wing groups more recently than that. I met him not too long ago at a running event in the Phoenix Park where he was less than pleasant, to put it that way. It certainly was not the kind of...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The Deputy had a fair trial. It went on for nine weeks. The Deputy's peers heard both sides of the case, the prosecution and the defence. They reviewed the evidence and they acquitted him of false imprisonment. You are not a victim here. You are not the victim of any conspiracy.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: You had a fair trial and you were acquitted, but that does not mean that your behaviour was right.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: It may well be the case that the Deputy was not engaged in kidnapping, but it was thuggery and your behaviour was wrong.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Leo Varadkar: The protest was ugly, it was violent, it was nasty.