Politicians should not get involved in the detail of clinical criteria and shouldn’t be arguing with professors and consultants over whether there is one standard deviation or two standard deviations. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
My opinion has always been that when it comes to deciding where specialist centres should be located, whether they are regional or national specialities, it should be done on clinical grounds. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
There are a lot of people who want to retain the Eighth Amendment – I don’t agree with that view myself – there are others who want to remove it, but when you ask them what that means, they aren’t able to tell you. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
I pledge as Taoiseach to use my office, for as long as I hold it, to advance the cause of LGBT rights, to press for marriage equality across Ireland, to speak up for LGBT rights around the world where they are under attack, and to push for the implementation of the sexual health strategy here at home at a time when it is more important than ever. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
I don’t think my election as Taoiseach actually made history – it just reflected it, reflected the enormous changes that had already occurred in our country. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
I was appointed to Cabinet three times; on no occasion did I pitch for what position I wanted. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
I’ve never had a choice of which government department I would hold. I’ve always been assigned a department by the Taoiseach. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
I have expressed a very strong view that no health minister on their own can turn the health service around. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
I would love to believe that my political judgment is impeccable, but it’s not. Leo Varadkar Read Quote
