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Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: I welcome this debate. I am thankful for being provided with some time to contribute to it, both as a Member of the House and a former Minister for Health and former Head of Government. When we talk about universal healthcare or universal health coverage, one of the most important questions we need to ask is how it is defined. It means very different things to different people. Perhaps...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (14 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider reducing aid provided to national government bodies and agencies in Ghana and Uganda given their decision to harden laws that criminalise same-sex relations. [21285/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual cost of maternity benefit, paternity benefit and parents leave benefit; the initial cost estimate provided to the Minister and to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in the year the benefit was legislated for; his views on the discrepancy; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Equality Issues (14 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether people medically determined to be intersex should be required to register as male or female; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21284/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (14 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated average or median cost of a GP visit card per person per annum; the cost of a full medical per person per annum; and to provide a detailed explanation of the difference in cost, given the abolition of inpatient hospital charges and the reduction in the household cap on monthly medicine bills. [21281/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €50 per household per month. [21282/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 562. To ask the Minister for Health if any costings exist on moving the drug payment scheme to an individual patient basis rather than a household limit. [21283/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 64. To ask the Taoiseach if the CSO is giving consideration to asking about sexual orientation in the next census, as the United Kingdom does. [19670/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government provides official development assistance to any countries and governments of countries in which same-sex relations are criminalised; if so, if he will provide a list of those countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19669/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 162. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the construction of a velodrome at the Sport Ireland Campus. [19671/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 183. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on her plans to introduce pay-related social insurance benefits for jobseekers; the estimated cost of same; and the estimated the cost to extending this approach in case to maternity benefit, paternity benefit, parents benefit and illness benefit. [19664/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 184. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she received the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; whether it has been presented to Cabinet or to a Cabinet Sub-Committee; when she will make a recommendation to Government on the matter; and the process that is being followed to aid her to do so. [19665/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to make provision for people who are medically determined to be intersex due to their chromosomes or characteristics to be recognised in law. [19666/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the criminal justice - disregard for certain convictions related to consensual sexual activity; and if she expects to publish the legislation in advance of Pride. [19672/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 286. To ask the Minister for Health If the Government has any policy or guidelines on surgery carried out on intersex infants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 May 2024)

Leo Varadkar: 287. To ask the Minister for Health how many people are currently availing on the free PrEP pre-exposure profilaxis programme to prevent HIV; if he is satisfied that at risk men can access the programme without any barriers; if there is a waiting list for the programme and how long the wait is for a first assessment; and if he plans to extend the service to GPs. [19668/24]

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for the opportunity to share some thoughts and reflections on the legislation before us. I welcome the Bill, which, of course, I will support. I want to take the opportunity to recognise the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and her officials for bringing it to this point, and also previous Ministers such as Senator Regina Doherty and previous officials...

Éirí as Oifig an Taoisigh - Resignation of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Leo Varadkar: A Cheann Comhairle, tá orm a chur in iúl duit gur éirigh mé as oifig mar Thaoiseach inné trína chur sin in iúl don Uachtarán de bhun an Bhunreachta. Yesterday, I resigned from the office of Taoiseach by placing my resignation in the hands of the President, pursuant to the Constitution. I have had the privilege to serve for the past 20 years as a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (20 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: As regards the humanitarian situation in Gaza and funding for UNRWA, we call on all states to restore their funding for UNRWA pending the outcome of the investigation about possible collaboration. The EU has done that and has restored funding and we want other countries to do the same. As regards my talks in Washington, yes, we talked about the US putting more pressure on Israel to allow...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (20 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: As regards former President Robinson, she did not contact me in advance of the meeting with President Biden, certainly not directly. There was no letter, call or missed message. She may have done so indirectly, but that would have been very late in the day. As regards recognition-----