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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (30 Jun 2022)
Simon Harris: Ensuring an appropriate pipeline of suitably qualified healthcare professionals is a key priority. The challenges presented by Covid-19 have given extra urgency to the need to address the long-term workforce planning needs of the health system. My Department has been engaging with the Department of Health on the number of places available in areas where the HSE has identified significant...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (30 Jun 2022)
Simon Harris: My Department is strongly committed to supporting the health of the population through the provision of graduates with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce, and support a range of clinical teams in our health services. I recently announced an additional 1,056 college places for the upcoming academic year, which includes healthcare and welfare...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (30 Jun 2022)
Simon Harris: The main financial support available to eligible students attending full-time further and higher education courses is the statutory based Student Grant Scheme administered by SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI to determine. Under the...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: That is correct.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I did not intervene.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: She did not hear it from me. I do not know where she got that. The Deputy Leader did not speak to me.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: Then do not speak for me either.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: No-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: That is not true now.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: She is wrong.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: She is wrong. I am the Minister. I am aware of what I say and what I do not say, thank you.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: It was not on my instruction.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I do not know who guillotined it.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: By whom? By me?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: That is a terrible slur.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: To be helpful to the House, what Senator McDowell read out is exactly what I said. It is an exact transcript. I am not a Member of the Upper House and I do not order the business here. To be clear, I did not hear what the Deputy Leader said but she had no conversation with me. This House reached out to my office today. My office said I would make myself available tomorrow but I was told...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I am available tomorrow. I am available on Friday.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I am available tomorrow and on Friday.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I think the House probably requires me for the legislation.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: Sorry, the Senator should not accuse anyone of using weasel words.