# tanaiste - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The Tánaiste said there are around 300 beds, which he said can scale up with surge capacity to over 400.
# tanaiste - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Dublin
# Dublin
The bodies of two men were found in different areas of Dublin city centre in the early hours of yesterday morning.
# tanaiste - Friday 20 November, 2020
# Customer Care
# Customer Care
TDs offices have been inundated with poor customer service complaints from constituents.
# tanaiste - Friday 13 November, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Politicians have been warned about publicly commenting on the controversy.
# tanaiste - Tuesday 3 November, 2020
# Short Cut
# Short Cut
The Tánaiste is facing questions from TDs on the controversy.
# tanaiste - Monday 2 November, 2020
# Not Best Practice
# Not Best Practice
The Taoiseach said it was not best practice and was inappropriate to share a document of this kind in that way with the NAGP.
# tanaiste - Saturday 31 October, 2020
# Tánaiste
# Tánaiste
The Green Party is calling on the Tánaiste to take questions in the Dáil.
# Tánaiste
# Tánaiste
Allegations that Varadkar breached a number of laws were made in a story by the Village magazine.
# tanaiste - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Living With Covid
# Living With Covid
Varadkar said people outside the three counties at Level 4 should not be complacent.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Varadkar floated the idea of fines with examples given such as a €50 fine for not wearing a mask.
# tanaiste - Tuesday 6 October, 2020
# Nphet
# Nphet
The Tánaiste and other ministers have been outlining the reasons why over the past few hours.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Tánaiste
# Tánaiste
An official in the Department of Business tested positive for Covid yesterday.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Leo Varadkar
# Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that Ireland may lose travel connectivity “for up to 4 years” if “strict” travel rules are not relaxed.
# tanaiste - Monday 7 September, 2020
# Government Roadmap
# Government Roadmap
“No one in Ireland has died of Covid in the last 14 days,” Leo Varadkar said today.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 2 September, 2020
# IRELAND'S ROADMAP
# IRELAND'S ROADMAP
Varadkar said he wouldn’t be surprised if Ireland loses the Trade Commissioner role.
# tanaiste - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Time Please
# Time Please
NPHET has been asked to work on guidelines that would allow for the safe reopening of all pubs.
# tanaiste - Tuesday 25 August, 2020
# EU Commissioner
# EU Commissioner
Though the government statement says concerns remain about the EU Commissioner’s account, it said that ultimately the decision lies with the European Commission President.
# Let's Talk
# Let's Talk
The coalition has been rocked by resignations and calls for those in the public eye to step aside.
# tanaiste - Saturday 22 August, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
They said in a statement tonight that Hogan needs “to give a full account and explanations of his actions”.
# tanaiste - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Phase Four
# Phase Four
Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss the advice from NPHET.
# Security Protocol
# Security Protocol
Varadkar said it hasn’t been an issue because usually the Tánaiste also hold the position of Foreign Affairs Minister.
# tanaiste - Tuesday 14 July, 2020
# Leo Varadkar
# Leo Varadkar
The scheme to help businesses hit by Covid-19 was delayed until a new government was formed.
# tanaiste - Saturday 11 July, 2020
# July Stimulus
# July Stimulus
Varadkar also said that he doesn’t fully trust the banks not to profiteer amid the Covid-19 crisis.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Black Lives Matter
# Black Lives Matter
The Tánaiste said that he has a “very good relationship” with the US ambassador, and they “can speak very bluntly to each other”.
# tanaiste - Friday 27 March, 2020
# Simon Coveney
# Simon Coveney
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Peruvian Foreign Minister
# tanaiste - Monday 16 March, 2020
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
No: that WhatsApp message about a military lockdown, that went viral at the weekend, is not true.
# tanaiste - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said yesterday that we could “easily” see half the Irish population contract the virus.
# tanaiste - Sunday 12 January, 2020
# Smuggling
# Smuggling
One person suggested that they should “erect poles at every road crossing the border between Northern Ireland and the South”.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
# Talks
# Talks
Johnson will seek to convince the German Chancellor to renegotiate elements of the Brexit deal.
# tanaiste - Thursday 20 June, 2019
# Child Protection
# Child Protection
Calls for an online safety Oireachtas committee were heard in the Dáil today.
# tanaiste - Tuesday 19 February, 2019
# Tánaiste
# Tánaiste
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs was speaking to RTÉ ahead of Cabinet discussions for no-deal Brexit planning.
# tanaiste - Thursday 3 January, 2019
# International Relations
# International Relations
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
# Better Faster Stronger
# Better Faster Stronger
The updated service means that citizens can renew their passports online from anywhere in the world.
# tanaiste - Thursday 8 November, 2018
# Tick Tock
# Tick Tock
Simon Coveney urged caution against commentary particularly in the British media today.
# tanaiste - Tuesday 16 October, 2018
# Rumour Mill
# Rumour Mill
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said solidarity with Ireland is as strong as ever.
# tanaiste - Thursday 4 October, 2018
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
Coveney was standing in for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who is in Brussels to meet the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
# tanaiste - Saturday 22 September, 2018
# Brexit Backstop
# Brexit Backstop
Simon Coveney has said that the backstop has become an “orange versus green” issue.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
# Brexit
# Brexit
An anonymous EU official was quoted as saying that “solidarity doesn’t come for free” in relation to the Irish border issue.
# tanaiste - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
# Simon Coveney
# Simon Coveney
He also said that Sinn Féin should explain its policy of abstentionism as it could have influenced the vote on Monday.
# tanaiste - Sunday 8 July, 2018
# Summer Peak
# Summer Peak
TDs can make representations to the Passport Office on behalf of distressed constituents whose passport applications are taking longer than expected.
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