• 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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Asks most questions about

• 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: Legislative Process (15 May 2025)

“I remain extremely concerned by the negative trajectory of the situation on the ground in Israel and in Palestine. My focus and that of the Government is on supporting international efforts to bring about the immediate cessation of hostilities, a return to the ceasefire and hostage release agreement, and its full implementation including the release of hostages and the resumption of...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (15 May 2025)

“No agencies or organisations of the type referred to by the Deputy were established by my Department in the past ten years.”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 May 2025)

“With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has contacted the applicant directly in relation to the application.”

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• Has spoken in 104 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well 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.
• 76 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Simon Harris speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2183 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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