• Fine Gael TD for Wicklow
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Staff, Departmental Bodies, Special Educational Needs, Health Services, Social Welfare Benefits

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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (8 Sep 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 12, 14, 15, 19, 73 and 87 together. The Government is committed to supporting free, fair and open trade. Indeed, the increasing uncertainty in the global trading environment has highlighted the importance of market diversification via an expanded set of EU free trade agreements (FTAs). EU FTAs support more opportunity for exports and investment, help...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (8 Sep 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 77, 78 and 79 together. The Joint Statement on an EU-US Framework Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade was published on 21 August. That deal confirms a single, all-inclusive 15% tariff on EU goods, including current Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rates. EU goods will therefore be subject to a 15% ceiling tariff except where the MFN rate is...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (8 Sep 2025)

“The Joint Statement on an EU-US Framework Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade was published on 21 August. That deal confirms a single, all-inclusive 15% tariff on EU goods, including current Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rates. EU goods will therefore be subject to a 15% ceiling tariff except where the MFN rate is higher. However, the Joint Statement also includes a lower...”

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• Has spoken in 91 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 78 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Simon Harris speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2397 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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