Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar is a Dublin West TD and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. He was first elected to the Dail in 2007 and was the Fine Gael Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and then Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Varadkar is a doctor and studied medicine at Trinity College.
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# leo-varadkar - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Only losers take the bus, right Leo?: The week’s news skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: The Gathering at the Dáil; Cabinet clones; Alan Shatter knows what you did last summer.
# leo-varadkar - Thursday 16 May, 2013
UPDATE: Bus Éireann proposals cut executive pay, restore driver premiums
Additional cash savings of €330,000 are expected to be made from contributions by executives, and directors also face a 20 per cent pay cut.
# leo-varadkar - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Will Dawson St be left without a northbound Luas stop?
Currently, there are no plans for a northbound stop, but the Minister for Transport has said this is an issue he is concerned about.
# leo-varadkar - Monday 6 May, 2013
2013 St Patrick’s Festival ‘worth €121 million to Irish economy’
That’s over twice as much as the 2010 festival.
# leo-varadkar - Friday 3 May, 2013
Gardaà warn of ‘enhanced’ traffic duty as road deaths creep up
Road deaths are up by 25 per cent so far this year – leading to a Garda warning ahead of the long weekend.
# leo-varadkar - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Varadkar urges unions to engage with Bus Éireann, says cuts can’t be postponed
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar said that Bus Éireann would have to implement the LRC measures on 12 May unless “alternative approaches” could be found.
# leo-varadkar - Monday 29 April, 2013
Luas Cross City moves one step closer as EU bank says it may offer funding
Preliminary construction work on the Luas link-up in Dublin city centre is due to start in the next few weeks.
# leo-varadkar - Friday 12 April, 2013
The Great Ireland Run, featuring world champs, Bressie and our boy Leo
We hear Minister Varadkar is planning to slipstream Kenenisa Bekele on the final straight.
# leo-varadkar - Thursday 11 April, 2013
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
New regulations will see private clamper fees capped
The National Transport Authority will now be in charge of regulating the clamping industry in Ireland.
# leo-varadkar - Monday 8 April, 2013
Campaign launched after four deaths and 96 ‘near misses’ at level crossings
The campaign aims to make road users aware of the correct behaviour at railway crossings and the dangers posed by their misuse.
# leo-varadkar - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Varadkar comments on childcare a ‘throwback to the 19th century’
The Transport Minister said earlier this week that women would have to quit their jobs if they earned less than the childcare expenses.
Column: The cost of childcare is already forcing some parents to give up their jobs
Enda Kenny’s attempt to reassure women over the insolvency controversy does not go far enough, writes Irene Gunning, who says without any form of subsidy, supports or tax relief, childcare costs are borne fully by parents, limiting job options.
# leo-varadkar - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
19 ministers set for overseas travel for St Patrick’s Day
13 senior ministers, five junior ministers, and the attorney general are all jetting off next week to lead trade missions.
# leo-varadkar - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Two years’ service means ministers now guaranteed to receive pensions
The government was appointed two years ago today – meaning senior ministers now have enough service for a pension.
# leo-varadkar - Friday 8 March, 2013
M50 tolls worth €3.3 million written off in 2012
The Minister for Transport said that he didn’t see a way in which the millions could be recouped.
Varadkar urges local authorities to focus on road maintenance
The Transport Minister said that they needed to take “their responsibilities a bit more seriously”.
Poll: Do you think enough is being done to fix Ireland’s roads?
The Minister for Transport has said that local authorities are to place a greater focus on maintaining Ireland’s roads. Will it be enough?
Leo Varadkar: Property tax is easy to pay and hard to evade
The Minister for Transport said that people struggling to pay their bills do not automatically become exempt from income tax and the same principle should apply to the forthcoming property tax.
# leo-varadkar - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Varadkar: No special pay deals for unions who walked out of talks
The transport minister says unions who left the Croke Park 2 talks left members “high and dry” and cannot get concessions.
# leo-varadkar - Saturday 23 February, 2013
Column: The correct handling of the promissory note savings is vital for Ireland
The knowledge that there is now €1 billion of wiggle room on the table could promote further reluctance to change, writes Aaron McKenna.
Great Southern Cycleway to open in Limerick
The Abbeyfeale to Kilmorna completes the Great Southern Trail in Limerick, and comes after funding was made available for new cycle routes.
# leo-varadkar - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Varadkar: Promissory note saving ‘is not €1bn more we have to spend’
The Transport Minister says that talk that the government has €1 billion more to play with in the next Budget “gave me bad memories of Charlie McCreevy”.
# leo-varadkar - Monday 4 February, 2013
Poll: Should insurers be able to access details of drivers’ road offences?
New measures will allow insurers to access information on the reasons for drivers incurring penalty points, a move expected to push up premiums. What do you think?
# leo-varadkar - Sunday 27 January, 2013
No agreement but bank debt deal talks will continue, Ministers insist
Leo Varadkar and Pat Rabbitte have both insisted that the discussions on reducing the burden of Ireland’s bank debt will continue despite a report that the ECB had rejected a key Irish government proposal.
# leo-varadkar - Friday 25 January, 2013
Injuries-focused Road Safety Strategy to be launched in March
Minister Varadkar said he aims to make Ireland the country in Europe with the safest roads.
# leo-varadkar - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
New credit-card sized, Irish driving licences issued
The new licence is part of a directive to upgrade all licences across the EU.
Varadkar: Ireland needs to be “wiser” about investment in transport
Ireland is not in a position to invest financially in transport like it was in the past – so it needs to be wiser about how it does invest, says the Minster for Transport.
# leo-varadkar - Friday 18 January, 2013
Tourism Ireland wants to increase American tourist numbers by 20 per cent
More than one million Americans are expected to visit Ireland this year, spending more than $1 billion – and Tourism Ireland wants to see this increase even more.
# leo-varadkar - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Increase in tourists in autumn, winter 2012
Visits from mainland Europe were up while the number of tourists coming from Britain declined.
# leo-varadkar - Sunday 6 January, 2013
This is the week’s news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Employed people get the Pat Kenny jitters; newspapers to save the interweb; Irish people want to be Swiss.
# leo-varadkar - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
2012 sets new record for fewest road deaths in Ireland
The number of road deaths has now fallen for six years running, with a new national record of 161.
# leo-varadkar - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Irish Coast Guard teams save 161 lives
Minister Leo Varadkar thanked the staff and volunteers at an event earlier today.
# leo-varadkar - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Oireachtas agenda: Seven Bills to be wrapped up before Christmas break
Michael D Higgins will be busy over Christmas: no fewer than seven Bills will be wrapped up today and sent for signature.
# leo-varadkar - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Government rules out sale of Aer Lingus stake to Ryanair
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said the Cabinet would have concerns about connectivity, competitiveness and employment.
# leo-varadkar - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
New Road Traffic Bill includes specific ban on texting while driving
The bill also introduces a Novice Driver category for people in their first two years after qualification.
Your ‘Oh, you’re at Dublin Airport too’ pic of the day
Fionnuala looks delighted to see the Sports Minister.
# leo-varadkar - Friday 7 December, 2012
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Varadkar: I don’t see why we should pay the €3bn promissory note next year
The government is trying to do a deal on Anglo debt to avoid having to pay the €3 billion in March -but the ECB is warning that it may not be possible.
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