Results 301-320 of 335 for 5 million speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: ...results from the Irish data concur with those observed in Finland and Sweden. All of the studies confirm a strong association between the pandemic vaccine and the development of narcolepsy in the 5 to 19 year age group. However, this is not evidence of causation and further studies are required in order to seek explanations of the increased risk of narcolepsy in children and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Maternity Hospital (15 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: I share the absolute frustration of the Senator. He is correct; about €5 million has been spent on the project already by a Government of which he was a part, because as a country we want to deliver this landmark project. Let me be very clear: this is a priority project for me. I have invested a significant amount of time in this project since becoming Minister for Health because we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (2 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: ...(GMS) and other publicly funded health sector contracts involving GPs. A priority of these discussions will be the inclusion of chronic disease management for patients. Funding of €13.5 million from the 2016 HSE Primary Care budget was held within the Department of Health for GP contract developments, which includes rural practices, access to diagnostics and minor surgery,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 844, 845, 944 and 949 together. The new Programme for Government emphasises the need to focus on enhancing primary healthcare services including building up GP capacity, increasing the number of therapists and other health professionals in primary care. It also commits to expanding the role of community pharmacists, in managing the health of their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE National Service Plan 2016 provides €1.5 million towards the cost of extending the BreastCheck screening programme to women aged 65 to 69 years. The BreastCheck extension is being implemented on a phased basis up to 2021. When fully rolled out the annual cost of the age extension is likely to be in the region of €5 million. The extension will increase the eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: ...and implementation of Government policy on flood risk management. It is allocated funding annually from the Exchequer for its various programmes and measures in this area. Approximately €378 million has been expended during the period 2005-2015 on major Flood Relief Schemes, undertaken directly by the OPW or funded by the OPW and undertaken by local authorities and also on the...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (20 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: ...those waiting to reoccupy their homes that the co-ordinated response by communities and Government prevented even greater damage from being inflicted. Since the start of December, ESB Networks has reconnected over 350,000 customers, often in very poor weather conditions. Irish Water responded to 200 incidents where there was a risk to the delivery of drinking water and wastewater...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (20 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: ...not accept that the humanitarian scheme has been inadequately funded purely because of the figures that I have put on the record. The Department of Social Protection's scheme has a budget of €10 million of which €344,000 has been drawn down. The Irish Red Cross has a budget of €5 million of which €530,000 has been drawn down. The councils have been given a...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: I am pleased to present the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015 to the House. The Bill passed all stages in the Dáil last Friday. The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission came into existence on 1 January 2004 under the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003. The founding of the commission through legislation passed in 2003 had two consequences: the...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (15 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...and now also engaged in the recovery work. Obviously, people must continue to heed safety messages until this flood event and flood risk have passed. The Department of Social Protection has a €10 million fund available for households, while the Irish Red Cross is administering a €5 million fund for businesses that have been affected. The Government has asked the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (15 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...all major flood relief schemes in County Cork at planning, construction and post-construction phase, the period of construction, a breakdown of the annual funding for such schemes over the 2011-2015 period. Scheme Stage Period of Construction Cost €000 2011 Cost €000 2012 Cost €000 2013 Cost €000 2014 Cost €000 2015 * Co Cork Mallow North...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (15 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...relief schemes in the counties indicated at planning, construction and post construction phase, the period of construction, a breakdown of the annual funding for such schemes over the 2011–2015 period. Scheme Stage Period of Construction Cost €000 2011 Cost €000 2012 Cost €000 2013 Cost €000 2014 Cost €000 2015 * Co Cork Mallow North...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...of rain fall in 24 hours in parts of this country last weekend. A week on, sadly, more bad weather is on the way. I will make a couple of points. Under the capital plan, we will spend €430 million on flood relief schemes from 2016 to 2021. That means that we will spend more on flood relief schemes in the next five years that we did in the past 20 years. This is not a partisan...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...local property tax will not adversely affect job creation. The local property tax is fair and equitable, as the owners of the most valuable properties pay the most. Properties valued over €l million are subject to a higher rate of 0.25% on the excess over €1 million. The local property tax legislation provides appropriately in relation to ability to pay and conforms to...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...Office is the most suitable. The paper found that the effective rates of corporation tax as measured according to statistics from these two sources are reasonably close to the headline rate of 12.5% and that the difference is mainly accounted for by double taxation relief and a small number of other reliefs, including the research and development tax credit. The paper was based upon the...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (9 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...they arise. Another central and key element of the Government's strategy to deal with flooding is the comprehensive flood projects capital investment programme which the OPW has been implementing since 1995. There is no point having plans if there is no money behind them. Since the capital programme began, over €400 million has been invested by the OPW in constructing flood...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...by volunteers and I commend their efforts to deal with a very difficult situation. I welcome a number of decisions taken by the Government today, including the humanitarian assistance scheme, the €5 million that will be given to the Red Cross and which needs to be administered as quickly as possible. The Minister for Defence, and Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney,...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: ...members of the Garda Síochána that they have our wholehearted, practical support. It is important that we equip gardaí to do their jobs. The Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, recently announced the allocation of a further €5. 3 million for the purchase of 260 vehicles by the end of the year. The investment comes on top of the almost €29 million this Government...

Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I am pleased to present the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 to this House. At the outset, it should be noted that this Bill is very much of a technical nature and is designed primarily to address certain national and international obligations arising from a number of issues associated with the EU financial services legislative and transposition agenda. There is also a technical...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Beef Data Programme (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: ...here on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, who regrets that he cannot be here. The beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, was launched by the Minister on 5 May last. It is part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves funding of some €300 million over the next six years and builds on the State's investment in data...