Delivered at the Collins Institute inaugural conference, Saturday June 17 2017
A dhaoine uaisle, Is mór an onóir dom a bheith anseo libh inniú mar thaoiseach i nDáil Éireann. Táim fíor-chorraithe agus thar a bheith buíoch as ucht an tacaíocht atá faighte agam ón Dáil.
Chuir mééseo in iúl den Uachtarán mar atáleagtha amach i mBunreacht na hÉireann.
The office of Taoiseach has been occupied by many great men. Today, the baton is passing from one of these great men to another.
This afternoon Leo Varadkar, Leader of Fine Gael, addressed the first meeting of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party since his election as Leader.
The pilot-scheme initiative that I am announcing today is one of ten tasks of The Creative Ireland programme for this year.
"I had a series of meetings today with Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin, and Independent Ministers and TDs.
Strong jobs growth, falling unemployment and an expanding workforce are clear indicators that there is strong momentum in the Irish economy, according to Fine Gael Cork Senator, Colm Burke.
Fine Gael rounded off a series of hustings for its leadership election in Cork last night (Sunday), with Party members hearing the two candidates debate their vision for the future of the country and the Party.
Communications expert, Gavin Duffy, will be the convener at the four Fine Gael Leadership Election debates.