• Fine Gael TD for Wicklow
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Simon Harris speaks (no more than once per day)

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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

(based on written questions asked by Simon Harris and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (22 Oct 2025)

“In line with commitments in the Programme for Government, work is underway on preparing the development of the next Diaspora Strategy, which will be launched at the Global Irish Civic Forum in April 2026. As part of this process, there has been a number of in-person engagements with Irish communities and stakeholders both at home and abroad so we can understand the needs and challenges...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (22 Oct 2025)

“Ireland is a strong supporter of EU enlargement, provided that candidate countries meet the necessary requirements for membership. We firmly believe that it is through EU membership that peace and prosperity can best be ensured across our continent. The change in geopolitical circumstances following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine further demonstrated the strategic importance of the...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Artificial Intelligence (22 Oct 2025)

“My Department has not entered into projects, contracts, or pilots that make use of agentic AI either internally or for public services. My Department’s approach to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is aligned to the Government's Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service and guidance provided by the National Cyber Security Centre.”

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• Has spoken in 95 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.
• 79 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Simon Harris speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2490 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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