Results 21-40 of 45,495 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (12 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the 26 week rule whereby teachers with experience on temporary contracts who subsequently emigrate for work are considered new entrants on their return to Ireland with consequent implications for their pay and pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7298/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timetable for the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow and for details regarding the funding available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7299/11]

Written Answers — Sudden Cardiac Death: Sudden Cardiac Death (12 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the implementation of the report Reducing the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD), a steering group report on the implementation of the SCD task force recommendations of 2006, and for a timeframe for such implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7306/11]

Social Inclusion (14 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: The Minister rightly said getting people back to work was the best way to tackle poverty. Will she discuss with her Government colleagues the problems being experienced by my constituents and many others in coming off the dole to engage in short periods of work and who then experience inordinate delays in receiving social welfare payments when they have to go back on the dole? This is a...

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (19 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures and protocols in place to assist struggling mortgage holders to avoid home repossession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8288/11]

Written Answers — School Enrolment: School Enrolment (20 Apr 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for primary schools accepting pupils; if he is required to provide a place for pupils once they have reached a certain age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/11]

Order of Business (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: In the programme for Government there is a welcome commitment to publishing a realistic implementation plan for the national disability strategy. The programme also mentions the importance of having whole Government involvement and widespread consultation. With this in mind, will the Taoiseach consider providing time in the House for a debate on the national disability strategy in order...

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: I wish to share time with Deputies O'Donovan and Doherty.

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: I take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, on her appointment. I have not had an opportunity to do so to date. I welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate on proposals to tackle suicide levels within our society. I take great encouragement from the scheduling of this debate which shows the intention of those on all sides of this...

Written Answers — National Educational Psychological Service: National Educational Psychological Service (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the guidelines for National Educational Psychological Service psychologists on the assessment of RACE applications were drawn up; the person they were drawn up by; if stakeholders were consulted for input into the guidelines; his plans to review these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9355/11]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of exemptions granted to students with dyslexia sitting the junior certificate and the leaving certificate, following psychological assessment for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9356/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place to assist a child moving from a special needs school to a mainstream school; if there are obligations in place to ensure that such a child is provided with a place in a mainstream school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9365/11]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the advice he would offer to a trainee electrician, currently entering his or her fourth year of study, who is encountering increasing difficulty in finding the paid placements needed to complete the course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow is eligible for rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9378/11]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the regulations in place regarding unsolicited mail; if he will consider the drafting of a code of conduct for distributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9363/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of access to broadband in the Wicklow-east Carlow area; his plans to increase the provision of broadband in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9546/11]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 377: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of road tax paid by car owners in County Wicklow in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9219/11]

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 378: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the process and regulations in place for the installation of telecommunications masts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9362/11]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 407: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed water charges will apply to those with their own private source of water and without access to a public water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9428/11]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (3 May 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on restricting the number of election posters permitted for use in both national and local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9364/11]