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Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: For those of us who have seen some of the coverage of it that was broadcast on television, whether it was the anger, the virulence, the words that were being directed at two women going about their course of work on the day-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----a water balloon being thrown in somebody's face, all of those things were behaviour that is unbecoming of a Member of this House, unbecoming of somebody who believes in democracy and unbecoming of somebody who has any respect for other human beings. Instead of trying to present himself as the victim and demanding a public inquiry, what the Deputy should do now in the House is offer a...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----to Deputy Burton and Ms O'Connell.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Not only does Deputy Murphy owe Deputy Burton and Ms O'Connell a public apology, he deserves all of those other-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: That is quite threatening, actually.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Murphy also should give a public apology to all of the people whom he led.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy was a part of the leadership of that protest. We saw him on the loudhailer.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Murphy owes those people who got caught up in this an apology as well-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----particularly the young people and the minors-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----who should not have been led in that sort of protest, which is unbecoming our democracy and our politics. As the Head of Government, I have a legitimate concern about any failed prosecution, whether it is that prosecution or the prosecution of Mr. Seán FitzPatrick or others. Enormous cost goes into such prosecutions. Enormous effort goes into such prosecutions, and at the very...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I have had the opportunity to visit Moore Street many times in the course of normal life. In particular, a couple of years ago, I went on a tour of the area with some of the representatives of the families of descendants of those who were involved in the 1916 Rising. Deputy Adams will know that there are different views among the different groups of descendants and family representatives on...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the Republic was proclaimed outside the GPO, not on Moore Street. The vision I have put across of the Republic I want to see is one in which every individual and every part of the country has an opportunity to share in our prosperity. That is why infrastructural development is so important. The reason the Government is appealing the case is on a point of law...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: In this case, an entire battlefield site or entire area encompassing a number of streets has been designated. If that precedent were followed in other places, it could make it very difficult for us to embark on the ambitious expansionary economic policy that we have and the building programme we have in many other parts of the country where we need to invest in infrastructure and build new...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The Government believes in an economy that is based on equal opportunity, that is, the opportunity for every individual and family, as well as every region of the country, to join fully in the economic recovery and to experience prosperity. We are seeing economic growth in all parts of the country, as is evident in the statistics. There is jobs growth in all parts of the country and...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Eir is a private firm and, as such, has identified approximately 300,000 premises where it believes it can provide high speed broadband on a commercial basis at no cost to the taxpayer. That is very welcome. Obviously we wish to ensure that when we use taxpayers' money we do so where it is needed, not where the private sector or a commercial enterprise can do it for us without recourse to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: As I indicated to the House last week, the Government has agreed to streamline the Cabinet Committee structure and approved the establishment of five committees. One of these, Cabinet Committee D, will cover housing, climate action, infrastructure investment and delivery, and the National Planning Framework. Among other issues, this Committee will provide political oversight of our efforts to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Reform (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 and 17 together. As the Deputy will be aware, in the Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government stated its commitment to pursuing the implementation of the Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform (the Manning Report). That Report was published in 2015 and it is available on my Department's website. One of the recommendations of the Report...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I saw the Greek Prime Minister in the margins of the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 22/23 June. I took the opportunity to give him a copy of the letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to his Greek counterpart, regarding monitoring of the case. I can assure the Deputy that the Government remains committed to doing all that it can to secure the earliest possible return of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Government recently approved the establishment of five new Cabinet Committees. As part of these changes Cabinet Committee B will now cover Social Policy and Public Services including Education, Children, Equality, Social Inclusion, Justice, Arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht, and Public and Civil Service Reform. Membership of the Committee has been changed accordingly to reflect these changes.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Following on from publication of the document setting out the Government's approach to the Brexit negotiations, work is underway across departments to prepare adaptive Sectoral Brexit Response Plans to mitigate emerging sectoral challenges. These plans will build on ongoing cross-Government research, analysis and consultations with stakeholders and will encompass the following themes: -...