Results 43,201-43,220 of 46,575 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy was late turning up for his question and now he is shouting me down. He might just give me a moment here because these are serious matters.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy. I was here to answer his question. When the High Court makes comments, Government Departments take them very seriously. Government Departments then appraise what action needs to be taken and advise the Minister. The Minister made the decision quite rightly to seek a review into this matter. She wants that review to provide clarity with regard to this specific case....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: A review with regard to learning and making sure this has not happened in any other cases is also important.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: That is completely wrong.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: Just to be very clear, what we did on Mount Street had a very positive impact. A total of 290 more people got accommodation and access to sanitation and we managed to avert a public health near-emergency. I am very pleased with that multi-agency response. I continue to believe it was the right action to take. I became Taoiseach four weeks ago. I took charge of this situation. There...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: It is absolutely true that a situation has now arisen in respect of the Grand Canal. Last week in this House, I stood here and told the Deputy we had to deal with Mount Street. I am telling him now that we will deal with the Grand Canal. Action will be taken. I accept Deputy Bacik's bona fides on this matter, knowing it is in her constituency as well. I need to say this: we have to...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: -----where we provide more accommodation and that accommodation will fill up. We also need to be very honest about this. We now have some parties in this House talking about not being in favour of open borders. Deputy McDonald used to say there was no such thing as an open borders policy. I would like her to identify for me which open border on the island of Ireland she would like to now...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: Sinn Féin's local election candidates are delivering leaflets promising that it will end the open border policy. I do not know what that means. Will Deputy McDonald please explain it?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: There is a video of the very fine Deputy beside her saying Sinn Féin is against it. I look forward to the debate we will have in this House on an open border policy because there are no open-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: The only open border-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: Sorry, I do not know what is going on here.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: Even the rest of the Opposition thinks it is true.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: He was in the video.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: To assist the House, I will rephrase. The Sinn Féin Deputy sitting beside Deputy McDonald appears in a video on the plinth offering to close open borders.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I want to know which open borders were meant, because we cannot go around-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: In a desperate attempt to keep Sinn Féin's coalition of opposition together, it is trying to play to people's worst fears. We need an honest debate around migration-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: -----and that is what we are actually going to have. Regarding the triple lock legislation, the Ceann Comhairle might advise, but I do not believe there has ever been a Bill before this House that was not debated. That is not how this House works. Of course, there will be plenty of debate. There is no legislation to share with the House yet, as the Tánaiste only got permission to...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: -----should be on the migration pact. I look forward to that, too.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy McDonald. As I have said in exchanges with her in the House before, the health service is funded to grow the number of staff this year and to hire more nurses and doctors. Yes, it has to live within its overall workforce ceilings. Of course, it does. All public agencies are meant to. However, funding has been provided for 2,200 new people to work in the public health...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Simon Harris: It is a very important issue because we are seeing more and more people cycling, including more younger people and more people cycling to work. Schemes such as the bike to work scheme have worked very well. There are also bikes people can rent across this city and in other places. It is a good way of getting around, it is environmentally friendly and it is good for one's health, both...