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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (18 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: ...the final stages of the CPO process with the “Notice to Treat” being served. The issuing of this notice is a significant milestone as it places obligations on both the Local Authority and the land owner. Wexford County Council are now working with SETU to develop a masterplan for the entire site, part of which will facilitate a new higher education campus for Wexford....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2023)

Simon Harris: ...difficult time as regards flooding right across our country. He referred to some of the places affected: Midleton and other parts of Cork, Wexford, Louth, Newry - this has been an all-island problem - and, yesterday, Galway. I saw my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, in Clarinbridge. I watched a man cry on the news last night as he watched his business be devastated. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department does not own any buildings or land in County Clare. The information in respect of public bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with her query. Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: My answer is factual in the sense that I have to work within the laws of the land. Within the law of the land, higher education institutions are autonomous institutions that are responsible for their own day-to-day management and operational affairs. I have responsibility for making sure we put measures in place to help students with the costs of going to college, including the cost of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: ...more private accommodation beds. Higher education institutions that provide student-specific accommodation are under the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board. They must comply with the law of the land governing rent reviews. Legislation was introduced in this House in 2021 to cap rent increases at a maximum of 2% in RPZs, in circumstances where general inflation is at a higher...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: ...to this point and it is fair to say it is universally awaited and welcomed by all parties. I take the opportunity to pay tribute to the Ursuline Order, which has very generously gifted the Lough Gill campus and additional lands to the new TU upon incorporation. That is an incredible legacy and an incredible gift to education in Ireland. In return, there will be legacy recognition of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: I do not have that breakdown off the top of my head but from memory, approximately 6,000 of the current apprentices are in the craft area. That is roughly speaking where I would imagine we will land. There is a big push on developing craft apprenticeships and working with the construction and retrofitting sectors and the green economy because there are really key and acute issues there. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (1 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: ...student accommodation is a core part of the university experience and the students' well-being and is part of the universities’ contribution to the national effort to maximise housing supply. That message has landed well with universities. My message to them is that they should not tell me there is a student accommodation problem without coming forward with what the universities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (25 May 2023)

Simon Harris: .... The exercise of powers in this area is at all times subject to the law and to respect for individual rights. Valid travel documentation is required by carriers for boarding a flight to Ireland. However, some passengers arrive at passport control without documents. Immigration Officials are actively engaging with airport authorities and airlines at a senior level to underscore...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (23 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...passengers arriving in the State are properly documented in accordance with Section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004. Valid travel documentation is required by carriers for boarding a flight to Ireland. However, some passengers are arriving at passport control without documents. The Border Management Unit and the GNIB are working closely with airlines on a range of measures to ensure that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...and Communications. At a broad level, of course it is important that there is a level playing field and that any business activity in our country is tax compliant and complies with the laws of the land and policies of Government regarding climate. I will ask for a more detailed note from the relevant Ministers.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (16 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...subject to the law and to respect for individual rights. Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an immigration officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted leave to land and thus gain entry to the State. In performing their duties, an officer is required to consider all of the circumstances of the individual at the time of entry. Section 4(3) of that Act sets...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...which apply to registered trade unions that engage in legitimate trade union action. The concerns outlined in the Deputy's amendments were examined during the Oireachtas debates on the 2019 Act and the landing zone was that the unique role Garda members have relating to the protection of the security of the State was acknowledged. It was recognised that they are not simply workers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: ...revoked, following due process. The International Protection Office (IPO) does not collate statistics relating to applications for international protection based on whether such applicants were refused leave to land, or whether a person had valid documentation upon arrival at a port of entry. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have sought information from the Border Management...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (26 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...provisions in place with regard to trespass:The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as amended, contains provisions specifically relating to the unauthorised entry onto and occupation of land. Part IIA of that Act, comprising sections 19A to 19H, as inserted by the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002, provides for offences in relation to illegal trespass and occupation of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...for project delivery. The site for the location is still subject to discussions between the Garda, the OPW and Dublin City Council. The proposed site is at Northern Cross on the Malahide Road on lands currently owned by the city council, which Deputy Ó Ríordáin knows better than me although I happened to see them the other day. The project is included in an indicative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...within an appropriate supervisory and management structure. Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an immigration officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted leave to land and thus gain entry to the State. In performing their duties, an officer is required to consider all of the circumstances of the individual at the time of entry. Section 4(3) of that Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: If a person does not produce a valid passport, or other equivalent document, an Immigration Officer may refuse the person leave to land in accordance with Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004. When a person is refused leave to land at an airport, the priority is to return them on the next available return flight to the last point of embarkation. If a person indicates or is identified as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: ...that a carrier contact the Irish authorities before coming to such a decision. Any passenger not boarded abroad has not been refused entry to the State and therefore is not classified as a refusal of leave to land.  As a result, BMU do not hold a record of persons refused permission to board abroad, nor would it be practical, purposeful, or within BMU's functions to require each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: I can advise the Deputy that Ireland is not a member of Frontex.   As an EU Member State, Ireland is invited to participate at the Frontex Management Board in a non-voting capacity and can, should it wish to do so, seek to participate in certain training and joint operations co-ordinated by Frontex on behalf of EU Member States. Ireland is a member of Europol, the European Union...