Leo Varadkar said ( about error ) : "I accept that my use of an informal personal channel was inappropriate. It was my error and I bear sole responsibility for it. I have been held to account for those actions in the Dáil. I have apologised for it and I want to do so again. "

eecho Thursday, July 7, 2022 1:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “This followed a thorough and meticulous investigation carried out by An Garda Siochana involving dozens of interviews and the examination of multiple documents and devices,”

leitrimobserver Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:47:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It is now a matter of public record that at least one of those persons was subject to investigation in respect of their own conduct in this affair”

irishtimes Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It has been a difficult and uncertain period for all of us,”

irishtimes Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “Trailstone’s work in the sustainability software space is more important now than ever. We need to leave the planet in a better condition than we found it,”

siliconrepublic Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:12:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I'm more concerned about the next wave which will come in the winter, because that will happen when we're indoors more and it might come at the same time as the flu. We haven't really had a serious flu season since 2019,"

polandsun Wednesday, July 6, 2022 3:45:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Given everything that's happened over the last few years, that really is remarkable. It's showing no sign of slowing down," "We should never forget that the jobs and revenue created by multinationals helped to keep us out of recession when the pandemic hit and are now giving us the financial firepower to ease the cost of living crisis and avoid recession once again,"

RTERadio Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:46:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I'm more concerned about the next wave which will come in the winter, because that will happen when we're indoors more and it might come at the same time as the flu. We haven't really had a serious flu season since 2019,"

irishsun Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:38:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar told ( about Michael McGrath ) : “For that reason, Minister McGrath, Minister Humphries and Minister Foley are in some discussions today and yesterday to see if there is anything we can do to enhance the back to school package, acknowledging that September will come too late for back to school, and that work is underway,”

thejournal Tuesday, July 5, 2022 9:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “There is an extreme-case scenario in the documents where it could cost up to 23 billion – nobody thinks that’s going to happen, by the way – but that’s the kind of extreme end of things,”

thejournal Tuesday, July 5, 2022 4:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar told : “My view is we shouldn’t spend all of that, we should give a lot of that back to people because people need help with the cost of living of course but we should probably set some of it aside as well,”

wsau Tuesday, July 5, 2022 4:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar told : “We don’t want to get into an inflationary spiral”

irishtimes Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:44:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It is going to be a real benefit for the greater Dublin area,”

irishtimes Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:14:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “That could go up, and at the same time it could go down,”

breakingnews-ie Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:57:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar told : “We don’t want to get into an inflationary spiral”

irishtimes Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:14:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "It is being examined and we will make a decision at Cabinet,"

RTERadio Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:03:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Trailstone’s work in the sustainability software space is more important now than ever. We need to leave the planet in a better condition than we found it,”

siliconrepublic Tuesday, July 5, 2022 11:52:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “There are currently more people employed in Ireland than ever before in the history of the state. That would have been unimaginable a few months ago even,”

thejournal Monday, July 4, 2022 12:42:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We will consider the other referenda we have coming up and see how best to fit this one in,”

independent-ie Monday, July 4, 2022 5:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "This successor scheme will give SMEs, including farmers, fishers and food businesses, the option to access really competitively priced loans, should they need to avail of that option, in addition to the other help that is available,"

RTERadio Monday, July 4, 2022 2:11:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Climate change, inflation, Putin’s war on Russia, the shift in global economic and political power to global south and east, increased global competition and the digital transformation are the next set of formidable challenges that we are now facing,” “I think it’s timely to take a look at our enterprise policy and make sure it’s fit for purpose”

irishtimes Sunday, July 3, 2022 6:43:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “One thing we should do is clarify the tests around when a border poll can and should happen,”

irishtimes Sunday, July 3, 2022 5:13:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Climate change, inflation, Putin’s war on Ukraine, the shift in global economic and political power, increased global competition and the digital transformation are the next set of formidable challenges that we are now facing," "I think it’s timely to take a look at our enterprise policy and make sure it is fit for purpose,"

RTERadio Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:38:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar told ( about British ) : "What the British government is doing now is very undemocratic and very disrespectful to people in Northern Ireland because it's taking that power away from the Assembly, and saying that British ministers can override sections of the protocol,"

northernirelandnews Friday, July 1, 2022 11:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said ( about British ) : "That's what I find shocking and hard to accept. The British government wants to impose solutions on Northern Ireland that most people in Northern Ireland don't want. We've had this happen twice now," "If you make a treaty and you're an honorable country or an honorable government, you have to honor it, and you have to abide by international law. The approach they are taking is wrong"

northernirelandnews Friday, July 1, 2022 11:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Well, I think once again a square is being called a circle there. In my political lifetime, I've never seen relations this bad,"

northernirelandnews Friday, July 1, 2022 11:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “In my political lifetime, I’ve never seen relations this bad”

guardian Friday, July 1, 2022 2:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said ( about IDA Ireland ) : “This is brilliant news. It’s a testament to our highly-qualified and talented workforce. I’m really impressed with the high growth potential of these companies and wish them every success as they continue to grow their business here in Ireland”

limerickleader Thursday, June 30, 2022 4:33:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

westernpeople Wednesday, June 29, 2022 3:17:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

breakingnews-ie Wednesday, June 29, 2022 3:11:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

waterford-news Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

breakingnews-ie Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed,” “Customers really can’t be sure what services charges are used for or whom they go to. Voluntary services charges are clearly the same as a tip or a gratuity but by definition, mandatory service charges are not. As things stand, you’re expected to pay, without any information on where the money goes,”

irishtimes Wednesday, June 29, 2022 12:55:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I’m happy we’ve been able to come up with a solution now, which will effectively ban employers from using the term 'service charge’ or any similar term, unless the money goes straight to staff,"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:18:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "These 175 new jobs for Castletroy are really welcome news from Three Ireland. For over 20 years, Three Ireland has invested in Limerick and the Mid-West region, creating jobs and providing services. These new jobs further strengthen the company’s presence and commitment to Limerick and are a testament to the existing staff in Castletroy”. is investing further in its Castletroy’s facility, creating 175 new jobs for Limerick. Great news — Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) June 28, 2022 Robert Finnegan, CEO of Three Ireland and Three UK, added: "

limerickleader Tuesday, June 28, 2022 11:14:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment,"

polandsun Monday, June 27, 2022 5:59:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment. This will be even more important now as we recover from the pandemic and as we face increased competition for investment globally,” “However, it would be naïve to think that Ireland is immune to those with more sinister intentions”

siliconrepublic Monday, June 27, 2022 11:42:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “There has been a big increase in staff working in the passport office, that’s going to increase further. We’re looking at the possibility of an additional passport office in the west of the country that would help people out as well,” “The Government acknowledges that we are facing a lot of delays when it comes to providing passports for people”

independent-ie-regional Monday, June 27, 2022 10:44:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “What you have with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil is more of the centre,”

irishtimes Monday, June 27, 2022 7:15:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment,"

irishsun Sunday, June 26, 2022 11:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment," "However, it would be naïve to think that Ireland is immune to those with more sinister intentions. This new law is to give us the power to intervene if a non-EU actor is seeking to make an investment which would threaten our security or public order"

RTERadio Sunday, June 26, 2022 2:31:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It says a lot about you, and the nature and the character of kind of person you are, and it’s particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted,”

westernpeople Sunday, June 26, 2022 12:09:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “I think some of what he said was true quite frankly. The housing crisis is a disaster for a lot of people,”

con-telegraph Saturday, June 25, 2022 1:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, June 23, 2022 7:01:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

westernpeople Thursday, June 23, 2022 6:38:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

breakingnews-ie Thursday, June 23, 2022 5:59:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

leinsterexpress Thursday, June 23, 2022 5:21:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:55:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

limerickleader Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:42:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

dundalkdemocrat Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:38:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

longfordleader Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

leitrimobserver Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

offalyexpress Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:20:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I think in future years that we won't face the problems that we have been facing in the last couple of years,"

RTERadio Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:05:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

waterford-news Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:42:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:19:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

leinsterexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 7:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

kilkennypeople Wednesday, June 22, 2022 7:04:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

dundalkdemocrat Wednesday, June 22, 2022 6:53:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

offalyexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 6:38:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

limerickleader Wednesday, June 22, 2022 6:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

limerickleader Wednesday, June 22, 2022 3:12:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

leinsterexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:53:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

leitrimobserver Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:39:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “I believe this facility is a perfect example of that resilience, that flexibility and determination,”

agriland Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

westernpeople Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:36:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

longfordleader Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

waterford-news Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:27:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

offalyexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:18:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

breakingnews-ie Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:03:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "rather than a series of small interventions across the summer"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 22, 2022 1:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "rather than a series of small interventions across the summer"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 22, 2022 12:20:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We would have to go into court and make the argument that it was right to fully reverse the pay cuts for a school principal or somebody working in the passport office or a garda inspector, but that it was okay to single out doctors,”

thejournal Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar stated : “They’re the obstetricians who did C-sections during the night; they’re the people who we asked to do more scoliosis surgeries to get on top of that waiting list,”

thejournal Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are seeing a summer wave of infections, as you know, and over 600 people in hospital today were positive,"

irishsun Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:30:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think it’d be more embarrassing if I didn’t turn on the BBC News and see that these problems are being experienced all across Europe, to the extent that in some countries, airlines are actually canceling flights”

thejournal Tuesday, June 21, 2022 10:47:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "It's one of a number of things we are doing to make work pay amd help students. It’s also good for businesses around the country which are struggling to get staff,"

RTERadio Tuesday, June 21, 2022 6:54:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We’re determined to improve child care provision, quality of child care, in terms of conditions for staff and particularly reducing the cost of child care for working families”

carlow-nationalist Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:19:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We’re determined to improve child care provision, quality of child care, in terms of conditions for staff and particularly reducing the cost of child care for working families”

westernpeople Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:40:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think we will get over this summer wave without the need to impose any new restrictions. But obviously, we'll be guided by public health advice in that regard”

irishexaminer Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:01:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “the case is stronger than ever”

irishtimes Tuesday, June 21, 2022 5:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “It says a lot about you, and the nature and character of the kind of person you are and it’s particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted,”

thejournal Monday, June 20, 2022 10:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "The cost of living is rising. And the economy is in good health”. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie. “We had the biggest social welfare package in many years last year, brought in by Minister Humphries. But that was on the basis that inflation was running at around two or 3%. And inflation is now running at around seven or 8%. So I think it stands to reason that the pension increases and social welfare package will have to be greater in 2023 than they were this year. That's only right. "

irishexaminer Monday, June 20, 2022 8:49:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “the trend is only going one way and our lives are only going to become more integrated with digital technology”

thejournal Monday, June 20, 2022 8:15:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “What I find is, when you go to other countries you have other options than a taxi – whether it is public transport and you also have things like Uber and things like Lyft,”

thejournal Sunday, June 19, 2022 12:13:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "It says a lot about you and the nature and the character of the kind of person you are. And it's particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted. You abused, mistreated a Garda Síochána. For that, you were prosecuted"

irishexaminer Friday, June 17, 2022 9:48:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "It is very hard to get a taxi at the moment. I think, like a lot of things, it is a feature of the snap back in demand that has occurred as a consequence of the pandemic," "Demand was suppressed and now there is a sudden snap back in demand and a lot of systems are struggling to cope with that"

irishsun Friday, June 17, 2022 1:07:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

leitrimobserver Friday, June 17, 2022 12:01:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:54:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

waterford-news Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

eecho Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:21:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

westernpeople Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:20:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar asked : “A ‘good republican’ – a tax dodger?”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 8:41:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “We know what your party’s attitude is to rape and paedophiles,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 8:41:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “People are convicted for murder. We know what your party's attitude is to rape and paedophiles and what you have done in relation to that,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 8:41:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

offalyexpress Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:57:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

chesterfirst Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:57:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

irishmirror Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Over 200 new jobs will be created by 2025, and I’m particularly pleased to see VMware offering the option to work remotely. Remote and flexible working is something I’m passionate about and want to see a lot more of. Congratulations to the team and the 1,000 strong staff in VMware’s Cork office who I’ve no doubt were pivotal in making this happen”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:29:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “You host dinners in America. You charge people $1,000 a plate to attend and your party leader flies first class to get there. That’s what you do in the middle of a cost of living crisis,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It says a lot about you and the nature and the character of the kind of person you are and it’s particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think it is right that the President is free to comment on matters. He doesn’t need to clear his speeches with the Government. That’s never been the case. It is the case for an address to the Dáil, but that’s not something he’s ever done. So I think he is free to comment on matters. And he is our First Citizen and has every right to do so,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 5:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It’s always much easier to describe a problem and to make pronouncements about it than it is to actually come up with solutions and operationalise them and implement them,” “That’s what I have to do, and that’s what we have to do as Ministers, that’s our job, not just to describe problems, but actually to come up with solutions and implement them. That’s a very different thing. And a much harder job”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 5:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "That was a cheap shot. I hosted a dinner last night to thank colleagues for their years of service and there was no public money involved. You host dinners in America. You charge people $1,000 a plate to attend and your party leader flies first class to get there. That's what you do in the middle of a cost of living crisis. And I believe that she's about to announce another first class trip to Australia"

donegaldemocrat Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

westernpeople Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:21:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

eecho Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

limerickleader Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:07:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

leinsterexpress Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

breakingnews-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:33:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "It says a lot about you and the kind of character of the person you are. It's particularly strange coming from a person like you because you were prosecuted. "

RTERadio Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : "That was a cheap shot. I hosted a dinner last night to thank colleagues for their years of service and there was no public money involved. You host dinners in America. You charge people $1,000 a plate to attend and your party leader flies first class to get there. That's what you do in the middle of a cost of living crisis. And I believe that she's about to announce another first class trip to Australia"

RTERadio Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar asked : “A ‘good republican’ – a tax dodger?”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:31:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “We know what your party’s attitude is to rape and paedophiles,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:31:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

leitrimobserver Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:26:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We're working towards another package of measures to help people with the cost of living and that will be on budget day, which is just over three months away”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:24:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:24:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

longfordleader Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:16:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

dundalkdemocrat Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:14:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

offalyexpress Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

kilkennypeople Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

independent-UK Thursday, June 16, 2022 2:29:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 2:24:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Putin's war on Ukraine has highlighted the vulnerability of becoming too reliant on finite resources controlled by other states," "We need to help Irish businesses now prepare for a future where economic growth and fossil fuels are not intertwined. This Fund is an important help"

RTERadio Thursday, June 16, 2022 9:23:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We need to take better care of our planet. This generation should aim to pass it on to the next in a better condition than we inherited it. Businesses have a really important role to play,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:11:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Putin’s war on Ukraine has highlighted the vulnerability of becoming too reliant on finite resources controlled by other states. We need to help Irish businesses now prepare for a future where economic growth and fossil fuels are not intertwined. This fund is an important help,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:11:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It’s not for me to interpret the President’s comments. He is the President, he is the head of state, he’s above politics and beyond criticism and scrutiny. I’m not going to cross the line by being critical of him in any way”

irishtimes Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:19:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We’re making a huge amount of improvements to workers’ rights and terms and conditions this year and I’m really conscious that, although we have more people working than ever before in the history of the state, employers have had a turbulent and difficult couple of years and many are still just getting back on their feet," "I’m also aware that we have a really uncertain period ahead. The most important workers’ right is their right to work, to have a job. That is why I am proposing we phase this in and I will be listening to employers’ views on these draft proposals"

donegaldemocrat Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:23:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think some of what he said was true quite frankly.The housing crisis is a disaster for a lot of people,”

thejournal Wednesday, June 15, 2022 4:59:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “it is a failing of successive Governments”

irishmirror Wednesday, June 15, 2022 4:46:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “it is a failing of successive Governments”

irishmirror Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3:45:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We’re making a huge amount of improvements to workers’ rights and terms and conditions this year and I’m really conscious that, although we have more people working than ever before in the history of the state, employers have had a turbulent and difficult couple of years and many are still just getting back on their feet," "I’m also aware that we have a really uncertain period ahead. The most important workers’ right is their right to work, to have a job. That is why I am proposing we phase this in and I will be listening to employers’ views on these draft proposals"

leinsterleader Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:54:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We want to get this done," "I've been in those houses, been in homes in Donegal that are crumbling, and it's not just houses that are cracking up, people are starting to crack up as well,"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:23:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I believe it is. Of course, we'll listen to what people have to say, the minister isn't ruling out any amendments by the way, the legislation will have to go through the Dáil"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:23:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We’re making a huge amount of improvements to workers’ rights and terms and conditions this year and I’m really conscious that, although we have more people working than ever before in the history of the state, employers have had a turbulent and difficult couple of years and many are still just getting back on their feet," "I’m also aware that we have a really uncertain period ahead. The most important workers’ right is their right to work, to have a job. That is why I am proposing we phase this in and I will be listening to employers’ views on these draft proposals"

leitrimobserver Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:01:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar afirmou : "Se todos tivessem vacinados, existiriam cerca de 25 doentes em cuidados intensivos e 200 nos hospitais, e não existiriam dúvidas sobre o relaxamento das restrições agendado para 22 de outubro"

expresso Thursday, October 14, 2021 9:56:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar alertou : "Esta mensagem tem de ser ouvida pelo Mundo, pois se o governo britânico não honra os seus compromissos, não respeita os tratados que assina, isso aplica-se a todos os outros"

cmjornal Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar disse : “Os eleitores decidiram claramente não reeleger este Governo e deram ao meu partido e ao Labour uma séria derrota”

observador Friday, October 8, 2021 8:48:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar expliqué : "Je pense que s'ils continuent à insister sur ce point, ce sera difficile de poursuivre"

france24 Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:44:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar déclaré : "Pour la deuxième fois en quelques mois, le gouvernement britannique menace d'enfreindre le droit international"

challenges Thursday, March 4, 2021 4:00:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar déclaré : "Tout assouplissement des restrictions (hormis pour les écoles) devra être très, très, très lent (...) Donc peut-être que cela commencera simplement avec certains commerces, et peut-être avec l'autorisation de se réunir en extérieur avec deux personnes"

lindependant Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:18:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Bude nějakou dobu trvat, než se naše životy zase vrátí do normálního stavu - do nového normálního stavu,"

ceskenoviny-en Saturday, May 2, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Bude nějakou dobu trvat, než se naše životy zase vrátí do normálního stavu - do nového normálního stavu,"

ceskenoviny-en Saturday, May 2, 2020 1:06:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Bude nějakou dobu trvat, než se naše životy zase vrátí do normálního stavu - do nového normálního stavu,"

ceskenoviny-en Saturday, May 2, 2020 9:12:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Pokud bude shoda, můžeme to udělat písemnou formou. Pokud nebude, pak budeme muset svolat schůzku Evropské rady, možná příští pondělí, možná dokonce už v pátek, abychom debatovali o tom, zda umožníme odklad, na jak dlouho a za jakých podmínek,"

ceskenoviny-en Wednesday, October 23, 2019 7:18:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Pokud bude shoda, můžeme to udělat písemnou formou. Pokud nebude, pak budeme muset svolat schůzku Evropské rady, možná příští pondělí, možná dokonce už v pátek, abychom debatovali o tom, zda umožníme odklad, na jak dlouho a za jakých podmínek,"

ceskenoviny-en Wednesday, October 23, 2019 5:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said ( about error ) : "I accept that my use of an informal personal channel was inappropriate. It was my error and I bear sole responsibility for it. I have been held to account for those actions in the Dáil. I have apologised for it and I want to do so again. "

eecho Thursday, July 7, 2022 1:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “This followed a thorough and meticulous investigation carried out by An Garda Siochana involving dozens of interviews and the examination of multiple documents and devices,”

leitrimobserver Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:47:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It is now a matter of public record that at least one of those persons was subject to investigation in respect of their own conduct in this affair”

irishtimes Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It has been a difficult and uncertain period for all of us,”

irishtimes Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “Trailstone’s work in the sustainability software space is more important now than ever. We need to leave the planet in a better condition than we found it,”

siliconrepublic Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:12:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I'm more concerned about the next wave which will come in the winter, because that will happen when we're indoors more and it might come at the same time as the flu. We haven't really had a serious flu season since 2019,"

polandsun Wednesday, July 6, 2022 3:45:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Given everything that's happened over the last few years, that really is remarkable. It's showing no sign of slowing down," "We should never forget that the jobs and revenue created by multinationals helped to keep us out of recession when the pandemic hit and are now giving us the financial firepower to ease the cost of living crisis and avoid recession once again,"

RTERadio Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:46:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I'm more concerned about the next wave which will come in the winter, because that will happen when we're indoors more and it might come at the same time as the flu. We haven't really had a serious flu season since 2019,"

irishsun Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:38:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar told ( about Michael McGrath ) : “For that reason, Minister McGrath, Minister Humphries and Minister Foley are in some discussions today and yesterday to see if there is anything we can do to enhance the back to school package, acknowledging that September will come too late for back to school, and that work is underway,”

thejournal Tuesday, July 5, 2022 9:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “There is an extreme-case scenario in the documents where it could cost up to 23 billion – nobody thinks that’s going to happen, by the way – but that’s the kind of extreme end of things,”

thejournal Tuesday, July 5, 2022 4:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar told : “My view is we shouldn’t spend all of that, we should give a lot of that back to people because people need help with the cost of living of course but we should probably set some of it aside as well,”

wsau Tuesday, July 5, 2022 4:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar told : “We don’t want to get into an inflationary spiral”

irishtimes Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:44:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It is going to be a real benefit for the greater Dublin area,”

irishtimes Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:14:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “That could go up, and at the same time it could go down,”

breakingnews-ie Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:57:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar told : “We don’t want to get into an inflationary spiral”

irishtimes Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:14:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "It is being examined and we will make a decision at Cabinet,"

RTERadio Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:03:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Trailstone’s work in the sustainability software space is more important now than ever. We need to leave the planet in a better condition than we found it,”

siliconrepublic Tuesday, July 5, 2022 11:52:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “There are currently more people employed in Ireland than ever before in the history of the state. That would have been unimaginable a few months ago even,”

thejournal Monday, July 4, 2022 12:42:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We will consider the other referenda we have coming up and see how best to fit this one in,”

independent-ie Monday, July 4, 2022 5:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "This successor scheme will give SMEs, including farmers, fishers and food businesses, the option to access really competitively priced loans, should they need to avail of that option, in addition to the other help that is available,"

RTERadio Monday, July 4, 2022 2:11:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Climate change, inflation, Putin’s war on Russia, the shift in global economic and political power to global south and east, increased global competition and the digital transformation are the next set of formidable challenges that we are now facing,” “I think it’s timely to take a look at our enterprise policy and make sure it’s fit for purpose”

irishtimes Sunday, July 3, 2022 6:43:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “One thing we should do is clarify the tests around when a border poll can and should happen,”

irishtimes Sunday, July 3, 2022 5:13:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Climate change, inflation, Putin’s war on Ukraine, the shift in global economic and political power, increased global competition and the digital transformation are the next set of formidable challenges that we are now facing," "I think it’s timely to take a look at our enterprise policy and make sure it is fit for purpose,"

RTERadio Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:38:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar told ( about British ) : "What the British government is doing now is very undemocratic and very disrespectful to people in Northern Ireland because it's taking that power away from the Assembly, and saying that British ministers can override sections of the protocol,"

northernirelandnews Friday, July 1, 2022 11:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said ( about British ) : "That's what I find shocking and hard to accept. The British government wants to impose solutions on Northern Ireland that most people in Northern Ireland don't want. We've had this happen twice now," "If you make a treaty and you're an honorable country or an honorable government, you have to honor it, and you have to abide by international law. The approach they are taking is wrong"

northernirelandnews Friday, July 1, 2022 11:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Well, I think once again a square is being called a circle there. In my political lifetime, I've never seen relations this bad,"

northernirelandnews Friday, July 1, 2022 11:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “In my political lifetime, I’ve never seen relations this bad”

guardian Friday, July 1, 2022 2:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said ( about IDA Ireland ) : “This is brilliant news. It’s a testament to our highly-qualified and talented workforce. I’m really impressed with the high growth potential of these companies and wish them every success as they continue to grow their business here in Ireland”

limerickleader Thursday, June 30, 2022 4:33:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

westernpeople Wednesday, June 29, 2022 3:17:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

breakingnews-ie Wednesday, June 29, 2022 3:11:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

waterford-news Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed”

breakingnews-ie Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Our overall objective with the Bill is to prevent employers from using tips or gratuities to make up basic wages and to introduce transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed,” “Customers really can’t be sure what services charges are used for or whom they go to. Voluntary services charges are clearly the same as a tip or a gratuity but by definition, mandatory service charges are not. As things stand, you’re expected to pay, without any information on where the money goes,”

irishtimes Wednesday, June 29, 2022 12:55:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I’m happy we’ve been able to come up with a solution now, which will effectively ban employers from using the term 'service charge’ or any similar term, unless the money goes straight to staff,"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:18:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "These 175 new jobs for Castletroy are really welcome news from Three Ireland. For over 20 years, Three Ireland has invested in Limerick and the Mid-West region, creating jobs and providing services. These new jobs further strengthen the company’s presence and commitment to Limerick and are a testament to the existing staff in Castletroy”. is investing further in its Castletroy’s facility, creating 175 new jobs for Limerick. Great news — Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) June 28, 2022 Robert Finnegan, CEO of Three Ireland and Three UK, added: "

limerickleader Tuesday, June 28, 2022 11:14:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment,"

polandsun Monday, June 27, 2022 5:59:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment. This will be even more important now as we recover from the pandemic and as we face increased competition for investment globally,” “However, it would be naïve to think that Ireland is immune to those with more sinister intentions”

siliconrepublic Monday, June 27, 2022 11:42:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “There has been a big increase in staff working in the passport office, that’s going to increase further. We’re looking at the possibility of an additional passport office in the west of the country that would help people out as well,” “The Government acknowledges that we are facing a lot of delays when it comes to providing passports for people”

independent-ie-regional Monday, June 27, 2022 10:44:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “What you have with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil is more of the centre,”

irishtimes Monday, June 27, 2022 7:15:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment,"

irishsun Sunday, June 26, 2022 11:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are a small, open economy. We work hard to create an environment which is welcoming to foreign direct investment," "However, it would be naïve to think that Ireland is immune to those with more sinister intentions. This new law is to give us the power to intervene if a non-EU actor is seeking to make an investment which would threaten our security or public order"

RTERadio Sunday, June 26, 2022 2:31:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It says a lot about you, and the nature and the character of kind of person you are, and it’s particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted,”

westernpeople Sunday, June 26, 2022 12:09:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “I think some of what he said was true quite frankly. The housing crisis is a disaster for a lot of people,”

con-telegraph Saturday, June 25, 2022 1:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, June 23, 2022 7:01:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

westernpeople Thursday, June 23, 2022 6:38:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

breakingnews-ie Thursday, June 23, 2022 5:59:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

leinsterexpress Thursday, June 23, 2022 5:21:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:55:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

limerickleader Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:42:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

dundalkdemocrat Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:38:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

longfordleader Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

leitrimobserver Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : “I think what you described there was quite simply a misrepresentation of the facts”

offalyexpress Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:20:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I think in future years that we won't face the problems that we have been facing in the last couple of years,"

RTERadio Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:05:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

waterford-news Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:42:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:19:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

leinsterexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 7:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

kilkennypeople Wednesday, June 22, 2022 7:04:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

dundalkdemocrat Wednesday, June 22, 2022 6:53:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

offalyexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 6:38:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

limerickleader Wednesday, June 22, 2022 6:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

limerickleader Wednesday, June 22, 2022 3:12:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

leinsterexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:53:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

leitrimobserver Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:39:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “I believe this facility is a perfect example of that resilience, that flexibility and determination,”

agriland Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:37:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

westernpeople Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:36:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

longfordleader Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

carlow-nationalist Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

waterford-news Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:27:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

offalyexpress Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:18:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I want to say to people working in the childcare sector: You know, we do acknowledge that you’re facing rising costs too. Whether it’s rising labour costs, the cost of energy to heat a creche must be going up and the electricity as well”

breakingnews-ie Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:03:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "rather than a series of small interventions across the summer"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 22, 2022 1:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "rather than a series of small interventions across the summer"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 22, 2022 12:20:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We would have to go into court and make the argument that it was right to fully reverse the pay cuts for a school principal or somebody working in the passport office or a garda inspector, but that it was okay to single out doctors,”

thejournal Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar stated : “They’re the obstetricians who did C-sections during the night; they’re the people who we asked to do more scoliosis surgeries to get on top of that waiting list,”

thejournal Wednesday, June 22, 2022 11:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We are seeing a summer wave of infections, as you know, and over 600 people in hospital today were positive,"

irishsun Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:30:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think it’d be more embarrassing if I didn’t turn on the BBC News and see that these problems are being experienced all across Europe, to the extent that in some countries, airlines are actually canceling flights”

thejournal Tuesday, June 21, 2022 10:47:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "It's one of a number of things we are doing to make work pay amd help students. It’s also good for businesses around the country which are struggling to get staff,"

RTERadio Tuesday, June 21, 2022 6:54:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We’re determined to improve child care provision, quality of child care, in terms of conditions for staff and particularly reducing the cost of child care for working families”

carlow-nationalist Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:19:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We’re determined to improve child care provision, quality of child care, in terms of conditions for staff and particularly reducing the cost of child care for working families”

westernpeople Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:40:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think we will get over this summer wave without the need to impose any new restrictions. But obviously, we'll be guided by public health advice in that regard”

irishexaminer Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:01:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “the case is stronger than ever”

irishtimes Tuesday, June 21, 2022 5:08:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “It says a lot about you, and the nature and character of the kind of person you are and it’s particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted,”

thejournal Monday, June 20, 2022 10:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "The cost of living is rising. And the economy is in good health”. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie. “We had the biggest social welfare package in many years last year, brought in by Minister Humphries. But that was on the basis that inflation was running at around two or 3%. And inflation is now running at around seven or 8%. So I think it stands to reason that the pension increases and social welfare package will have to be greater in 2023 than they were this year. That's only right. "

irishexaminer Monday, June 20, 2022 8:49:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “the trend is only going one way and our lives are only going to become more integrated with digital technology”

thejournal Monday, June 20, 2022 8:15:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “What I find is, when you go to other countries you have other options than a taxi – whether it is public transport and you also have things like Uber and things like Lyft,”

thejournal Sunday, June 19, 2022 12:13:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "It says a lot about you and the nature and the character of the kind of person you are. And it's particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted. You abused, mistreated a Garda Síochána. For that, you were prosecuted"

irishexaminer Friday, June 17, 2022 9:48:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "It is very hard to get a taxi at the moment. I think, like a lot of things, it is a feature of the snap back in demand that has occurred as a consequence of the pandemic," "Demand was suppressed and now there is a sudden snap back in demand and a lot of systems are struggling to cope with that"

irishsun Friday, June 17, 2022 1:07:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

leitrimobserver Friday, June 17, 2022 12:01:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

carlow-nationalist Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:54:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

waterford-news Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:22:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

eecho Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:21:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

westernpeople Thursday, June 16, 2022 10:20:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar asked : “A ‘good republican’ – a tax dodger?”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 8:41:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “We know what your party’s attitude is to rape and paedophiles,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 8:41:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “People are convicted for murder. We know what your party's attitude is to rape and paedophiles and what you have done in relation to that,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 8:41:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “With the help of Government they have invested in a heat pump here, which has considerably reduced the cost of energy,”

offalyexpress Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:57:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

chesterfirst Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:57:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

irishmirror Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Over 200 new jobs will be created by 2025, and I’m particularly pleased to see VMware offering the option to work remotely. Remote and flexible working is something I’m passionate about and want to see a lot more of. Congratulations to the team and the 1,000 strong staff in VMware’s Cork office who I’ve no doubt were pivotal in making this happen”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:29:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “You host dinners in America. You charge people $1,000 a plate to attend and your party leader flies first class to get there. That’s what you do in the middle of a cost of living crisis,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It says a lot about you and the nature and the character of the kind of person you are and it’s particularly strange coming from you because you were prosecuted,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think it is right that the President is free to comment on matters. He doesn’t need to clear his speeches with the Government. That’s never been the case. It is the case for an address to the Dáil, but that’s not something he’s ever done. So I think he is free to comment on matters. And he is our First Citizen and has every right to do so,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 5:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It’s always much easier to describe a problem and to make pronouncements about it than it is to actually come up with solutions and operationalise them and implement them,” “That’s what I have to do, and that’s what we have to do as Ministers, that’s our job, not just to describe problems, but actually to come up with solutions and implement them. That’s a very different thing. And a much harder job”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 5:40:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "That was a cheap shot. I hosted a dinner last night to thank colleagues for their years of service and there was no public money involved. You host dinners in America. You charge people $1,000 a plate to attend and your party leader flies first class to get there. That's what you do in the middle of a cost of living crisis. And I believe that she's about to announce another first class trip to Australia"

donegaldemocrat Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:28:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

westernpeople Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:21:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

eecho Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

limerickleader Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:07:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

leinsterexpress Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:35:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

breakingnews-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:33:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : "It says a lot about you and the kind of character of the person you are. It's particularly strange coming from a person like you because you were prosecuted. "

RTERadio Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar replied : "That was a cheap shot. I hosted a dinner last night to thank colleagues for their years of service and there was no public money involved. You host dinners in America. You charge people $1,000 a plate to attend and your party leader flies first class to get there. That's what you do in the middle of a cost of living crisis. And I believe that she's about to announce another first class trip to Australia"

RTERadio Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:32:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar asked : “A ‘good republican’ – a tax dodger?”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:31:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar added : “We know what your party’s attitude is to rape and paedophiles,”

independent-ie Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:31:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

leitrimobserver Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:26:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We're working towards another package of measures to help people with the cost of living and that will be on budget day, which is just over three months away”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:24:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:24:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

longfordleader Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:16:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

dundalkdemocrat Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:14:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

offalyexpress Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:09:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

kilkennypeople Thursday, June 16, 2022 3:08:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

independent-UK Thursday, June 16, 2022 2:29:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “a lot of members of the trans community are very upset”

irishexaminer Thursday, June 16, 2022 2:24:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "Putin's war on Ukraine has highlighted the vulnerability of becoming too reliant on finite resources controlled by other states," "We need to help Irish businesses now prepare for a future where economic growth and fossil fuels are not intertwined. This Fund is an important help"

RTERadio Thursday, June 16, 2022 9:23:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “We need to take better care of our planet. This generation should aim to pass it on to the next in a better condition than we inherited it. Businesses have a really important role to play,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:11:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “Putin’s war on Ukraine has highlighted the vulnerability of becoming too reliant on finite resources controlled by other states. We need to help Irish businesses now prepare for a future where economic growth and fossil fuels are not intertwined. This fund is an important help,”

irishtimes Thursday, June 16, 2022 7:11:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “It’s not for me to interpret the President’s comments. He is the President, he is the head of state, he’s above politics and beyond criticism and scrutiny. I’m not going to cross the line by being critical of him in any way”

irishtimes Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:19:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We’re making a huge amount of improvements to workers’ rights and terms and conditions this year and I’m really conscious that, although we have more people working than ever before in the history of the state, employers have had a turbulent and difficult couple of years and many are still just getting back on their feet," "I’m also aware that we have a really uncertain period ahead. The most important workers’ right is their right to work, to have a job. That is why I am proposing we phase this in and I will be listening to employers’ views on these draft proposals"

donegaldemocrat Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:23:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “I think some of what he said was true quite frankly.The housing crisis is a disaster for a lot of people,”

thejournal Wednesday, June 15, 2022 4:59:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “it is a failing of successive Governments”

irishmirror Wednesday, June 15, 2022 4:46:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : “it is a failing of successive Governments”

irishmirror Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3:45:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We’re making a huge amount of improvements to workers’ rights and terms and conditions this year and I’m really conscious that, although we have more people working than ever before in the history of the state, employers have had a turbulent and difficult couple of years and many are still just getting back on their feet," "I’m also aware that we have a really uncertain period ahead. The most important workers’ right is their right to work, to have a job. That is why I am proposing we phase this in and I will be listening to employers’ views on these draft proposals"

leinsterleader Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:54:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We want to get this done," "I've been in those houses, been in homes in Donegal that are crumbling, and it's not just houses that are cracking up, people are starting to crack up as well,"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:23:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "I believe it is. Of course, we'll listen to what people have to say, the minister isn't ruling out any amendments by the way, the legislation will have to go through the Dáil"

RTERadio Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:23:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar said : "We’re making a huge amount of improvements to workers’ rights and terms and conditions this year and I’m really conscious that, although we have more people working than ever before in the history of the state, employers have had a turbulent and difficult couple of years and many are still just getting back on their feet," "I’m also aware that we have a really uncertain period ahead. The most important workers’ right is their right to work, to have a job. That is why I am proposing we phase this in and I will be listening to employers’ views on these draft proposals"

leitrimobserver Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:01:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar afirmou : "Se todos tivessem vacinados, existiriam cerca de 25 doentes em cuidados intensivos e 200 nos hospitais, e não existiriam dúvidas sobre o relaxamento das restrições agendado para 22 de outubro"

expresso Thursday, October 14, 2021 9:56:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar alertou : "Esta mensagem tem de ser ouvida pelo Mundo, pois se o governo britânico não honra os seus compromissos, não respeita os tratados que assina, isso aplica-se a todos os outros"

cmjornal Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar disse : “Os eleitores decidiram claramente não reeleger este Governo e deram ao meu partido e ao Labour uma séria derrota”

observador Friday, October 8, 2021 8:48:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar expliqué : "Je pense que s'ils continuent à insister sur ce point, ce sera difficile de poursuivre"

france24 Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:44:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar déclaré : "Pour la deuxième fois en quelques mois, le gouvernement britannique menace d'enfreindre le droit international"

challenges Thursday, March 4, 2021 4:00:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar déclaré : "Tout assouplissement des restrictions (hormis pour les écoles) devra être très, très, très lent (...) Donc peut-être que cela commencera simplement avec certains commerces, et peut-être avec l'autorisation de se réunir en extérieur avec deux personnes"

lindependant Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:18:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Bude nějakou dobu trvat, než se naše životy zase vrátí do normálního stavu - do nového normálního stavu,"

ceskenoviny-en Saturday, May 2, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Bude nějakou dobu trvat, než se naše životy zase vrátí do normálního stavu - do nového normálního stavu,"

ceskenoviny-en Saturday, May 2, 2020 1:06:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Bude nějakou dobu trvat, než se naše životy zase vrátí do normálního stavu - do nového normálního stavu,"

ceskenoviny-en Saturday, May 2, 2020 9:12:00 AM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Pokud bude shoda, můžeme to udělat písemnou formou. Pokud nebude, pak budeme muset svolat schůzku Evropské rady, možná příští pondělí, možná dokonce už v pátek, abychom debatovali o tom, zda umožníme odklad, na jak dlouho a za jakých podmínek,"

ceskenoviny-en Wednesday, October 23, 2019 7:18:00 PM EAT

Leo Varadkar řekl : "Pokud bude shoda, můžeme to udělat písemnou formou. Pokud nebude, pak budeme muset svolat schůzku Evropské rady, možná příští pondělí, možná dokonce už v pátek, abychom debatovali o tom, zda umožníme odklad, na jak dlouho a za jakých podmínek,"

ceskenoviny-en Wednesday, October 23, 2019 5:09:00 PM EAT