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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...of State with responsibility for special education, as the Deputy is aware, and this is an issue that has also been raised by Deputy Colm Burke, by the Minister, Deputy Coveney, and by Senator Buttimer. I cannot make a commitment on the floor of the House but we will certainly have this examined. In my own constituency we had to fight quite hard to secure our first special school which...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...his group favour constitutional change and the Seanad being elected by universal suffrage, and the Seanad and the Dáil being elected on the same day; and from Senators Maria Byrne, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer and Gabrielle McFadden, on behalf of Fine Gael, calling for constitutional change as well. While being supportive of Seanad reform more generally, they do not believe that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (4 Dec 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...committee. As it has not issued a report yet, I cannot really comment on it. Obviously, once the report is issued, I look forward to reading and examining it. The Leader of the Seanad, Senator Jerry Buttimer, keeps me up to date on occasion as to what is going on in the committee, but I did not realise that it was quite that close to signing off on a report. I have not seen a draft...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...Deputy Micheál Martin will understand. It is our intention to have an all-party motion in the spirit mentioned by the Deputy. Senator Nash is leading on this in the Seanad, along with Senator Buttimer and others. We also intend to have a Government event, yet to be organised or arranged, to mark decriminalisation 25 years ago. I would like to reach out to Máire...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. I wish to thank Deputy Buttimer for the questions raised. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the independent, statutory organisation which regulates the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland. In this regard, I would like to advise that this is an operational matter and it is appropriate that it should be dealt...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. I wish to thank Deputy Buttimer for raising these questions. Delays in processing nurse registration applications are directly connected to the volume of requests arising from the current initiatives to attract and retain nurses in the Irish health services. The Department of Health and the HSE are collaborating in sourcing several...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the year along with the national physical activity plan. Alcohol fits into all that as part of a general drive towards better public and individual health. I commend the Chairman, Deputy Jerry Buttimer, the members of the committee, other members of the Oireachtas who participated in these hearings, and all the invited guests on the sensible and constructive approach that we have...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...an airline that only wished to fly to Dublin? Would we indicate we did not want it to fly Ireland at all? There could be such a scenario, which would be a mistake. Deputies Dara Murphy and Jerry Buttimer spoke eloquently about Cork Airport. They have pointed out, rightly, that it is the busiest airport in the State after Dublin; that although passenger numbers may be down this year, the...