Results 44,121-44,140 of 46,575 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: They are in the Deputy's county of Limerick.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I presume Limerick city is part of your county so that is fine. On Askeaton, the wastewater treatment plant is being advanced by Uisce Éireann through funding provided by this Government. This is funding that the Deputy probably votes against in the Dáil, when we try to pass budgets.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy has a job to do, and I wish him well in it, which is to stand up to say everything is terrible in rural Ireland. I do not believe it-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: -----and I do not believe the people believe in it. I look forward to taking our case to the people.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: No, it is not. It absolutely is not. There is nothing I can say or will attempt to say to suggest that it is. Deputy Fitzmaurice raised the case of Seán in the House five weeks ago and told the Dáil in very vivid and graphic terms, and I say that respectfully, of the huge challenges that Seán's father was, and clearly is, experiencing and his concerns for the welfare of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy said the HSE has said there is no resolution. I do not doubt what he has heard. What they are telling me is they are trying to do two things: they are trying to secure a property in the county and they - when I say "they", I mean the Brothers of Charity - in parallel are running a recruitment campaign to staff that service. That is what they are telling me is happening. The...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I am a little bit confused by Deputy McGrath. On the one hand, every day he wants me to call an election - "Get them out and have an election". The next day he is very upset we might have an election and it will be rushed.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: Thank you very much. We will reflect on your views and come back to you on it. There will be a general election shortly.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputies are here long enough to know that is not how it works at all. We have made it clear we will pass the Finance Bill and there will be an election.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: It will take place this year and will be on a Friday. It does not take a genius to work that out.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: On Deputy Mac Lochlainn's point regarding the unification of our island and a poll, which I have yet to see but will read, my priority and that of the Government has been to get the institutions back up and running, working with the Deputy's colleague, the First Minister, and with the deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland, having a reset of Anglo-Irish relations and investing significant...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: Of course, my travel arrangements are the same travel arrangements that have been in place for taoisigh for many years.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: It would be the same if you were there.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: First, I send my best wishes to Deputy Kelly's dad. I appreciate the importance of the point the Deputy is making. I will ask the Minister for Health to provide him with the timelines for those three projects. I want to make sure he gets the accurate information regarding the 96-bed unit, the CNU and the MAUs. We have invested a lot in University Hospital Limerick. We are also doing a...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: No one said it was not.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Whitmore. There are now more teachers than ever working in the Irish education system. In March of this year, there were 78,646 teachers employed, with less than 1% of resignations and less than 2% of retirements annually. The teacher allocation ratio in primary schools is now at the lowest level it has ever been but I accept the broader point in respect of shortages and...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I will certainly look into the specifics and ask the Minister for Health to revert. We should be very careful in saying things about hospitals being not safe for patients. St. Michael's Hospital is a very good hospital providing very good care to many people, including my family, over the years.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: Let us not suggest the care being provided in the hospital is not safe. That is not a responsible thing to say in this House. The care in St. Michael's Hospital is safe and excellent. I will ask the Minister for Health-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I will ask the Minister for Health to revert to the Deputy directly on the issue. To put it in context, as of August of this year, there were 27,901 more staff working in the health service than there were in 2020. That is 9,375 additional nurses, 6,184 other people working across the hospitals, 4,092 health and social care professionals and 3,330 doctors and dentists. There are tens of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I met some taxi drivers yesterday in Santry and they were highlighting a number of the challenges they saw in terms of the rigidity of the current system. There is a review under way. I will get the Deputy a timeline from the line Minister with regard to where that is at and when it is expected to have an output. The point the Deputy makes is right. We need to see a partnership...