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Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...area of the city. Over 400 members of An Garda Síochána were deployed in Dublin city centre, including over 220 public order gardaí, and 34 people were immediately arrested. An Garda Síochána has been maintaining a strong presence in the area since then, including a significant public order capacity involving dog and mounted units. Water cannon are available, if...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: .... I was really sorry to hear and see what happened to Alejandro, a very brave boy who has suffered life-changing injuries. Indeed, we are all aware of the tragic case of a young baby killed by a dog, a matter that was recently before the Coroner's Court. Quite a number of farmers have been devastated by the destruction produced by marauding dogs. A working group on dog control has been...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...would treat an innocent animal such as a donkey in that way and then take pleasure in videoing it and putting it online. It was appalling. I agree we need to step up enforcement when it comes to dogs and dangerous dog laws as well as the wider issue of animal welfare, which the Deputy raised. I will certainly take that up with my colleagues. In response to Deputy McNamara’s...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...as is possible, given the injuries he has endured. A Garda investigation is under way, which is very important. I will not comment on that. There will be a review of our laws around dangerous dogs and dangerous breeds, which is necessary. The point the Deputy made on dog wardens is very valid. We can have any laws and regulations we like but if we do not have people to enforce them,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Guirke for telling me about Conor Jordan and the difference that companion dog has made in his life. I have seen that with people who have been provided with a companion dog and the amazing difference it can make. I am not sure what the situation is regarding Government funding for those organisations but I am happy to check it out and see if there is something we can do.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...in this crime of people stealing pets off other people, often older and vulnerable people. I do not have a pet but I know many people who do and I do not think anybody regards their cat or their dog to be property in the way they would a mobile phone or something like that. It is almost like a member of the family being stolen. It is a serious offence and needs to be treated that way....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...who told me that significant inroads have been made in tackling this feud. There are high visibility controls in the area and have been for some time. Specialist Garda units, including the Garda dog unit, have carried out searches in Corduff with the assistance of the armed support unit for the region. The searches have resulted in the seizure of five sawn-off shotguns as well as other...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Pearse Doherty has said nothing about the thugs who climbed on the back of a cattle truck - 20 of them - who broke into property, injured three people and killed a dog-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...happened in those institutions. I know that some people may take the view that we should treat this as something in the past and not dredge up old issues. Some people have told me to let sleeping dogs lie. We have decided that is not the right approach. We need to understand our past, to know what happened, to come to terms with it, and to try to put things right. This is a step in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...kind of contingency planning we are doing is for different scenarios and there are many that could arise and that is the planning we are doing. It does not, however, extend to hiring border guards or training dogs or scoping out sites for border posts. Nor would it extend to designing information technology, IT, systems or customs forms or anything like that because trade is an exclusive...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...;il would prepare for a hard Brexit. How else would it prepare for a hard Brexit other than by going around the place scoping out sites for customs posts and truck stops and training border guards and dogs?

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Is Fianna Fáil arguing that we should start training up border guards and getting dogs ready?

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----start preparing for something we are trying to prevent. We are not going to be hiring and training dogs. We are not going to be hiring customs officials. We are not going to be scoping out the Border for sites for truck stops.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Overseas Visits (3 Oct 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...Canada border as a seamless, frictionless border so I wanted to see it. It is not a soft border. It is a hard border. Even though they have a free trade agreement, there are flags, border posts, dogs, guards and barriers and it is definitely not the kind of border I would like to see between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, or in the Irish Sea for that matter. I do not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (5 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are no payments made by the Department of Social Protection towards the cost of caring for a dog. I hope the answer assures the Deputy and that it clarifies it for him.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (24 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...to break the cycle of “ no experience, no work; no work, no experience. The position of ‘Whipper In’ with a Hunt requires the development over time of an ability to manage a large kennel of dogs including elements of animal husbandry and training. It is a legitimate job in the country sports sector and there are a number of full time paid positions of...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...cost, at least initially. However, it can be done and I will do my best to drive it forward. Ireland should be a country in which one can grow old with dignity. The long trolley waits which have dogged previous Governments as well as our own should be consigned to history. I commend the amendment and reject the motion.

Seanad: Eye Care: Motion (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...of community and residential settings. These may be provided directly by the HSE or in partnership with voluntary service providers, including the National Council for the Blind and the Irish Guide Dogs. I recognise the enormous contribution that these organisations and their staff and volunteers provide to the care, dignity and life experience of those who depend on their services. I...

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: ...in Europe. One can argue about the degree to which they are higher and the different ways of calculating costs, but there is no escaping the reality that, in the main, they are higher. The dogs on the street know it. The Minister's own Department and agencies know it. He should stop pretending and be honest about it. It was not the case in the past but it is certainly the case now...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: ...years ago, different decisions would have been made even under the existing legislation and principle-based rules. Over the past seven years, the Central Bank and the Financial Regulator were the dogs that barked but did not bite. The Central Bank's Quarterly Bulletin and the regulator's reports repeatedly warned the public, media and political class that the economy was overheating and...