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Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: They were social welfare measures.

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: Deputies will be aware that this amendment was tabled on Committee Stage last week. I understand that on that occasion my ministerial colleague, Deputy Noonan, discussed the issue in some detail with members of the committee. In the initial debate on this amendment earlier today, Deputies Pearse Doherty and Boyd Barrett referred to equality budgeting and the need to evaluate the impact of...

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: Not so.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Coastal Erosion (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Mooney and Councillor Warnock, who raised this matter with the Senator, for giving me the opportunity to speak in the Seanad on the subject of coastal erosion, on a specific issue affecting County Leitrim. Coastal erosion is a natural and ongoing process which takes place around the entire coastline of Ireland. Senator Mooney has highlighted a case in which coastal erosion...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Coastal Erosion (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: The Acting Chairman, as a Leitrim man, will be interested that this historic building is described on the national inventory of architectural heritage website, published by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, as an imposing Georgian country house built in circa 1750, occupying a prominent site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The site includes two stone folly towers and a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Early School Leavers (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Burke for raising this important matter, which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. I welcome this opportunity to clarify the position of the Department of Education and Skills. As Senator Burke will be aware, the Cork Life Centre is an out-of-school educational facility in Sundays Well, Cork, which supports...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Early School Leavers (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Burke for his remarks. As he has rightly stated, the Minister for Education and Skills would have liked to be here this morning but she is currently abroad on Government business. A key consideration for the Minister in this matter is the Department's policy of inclusion, where the objective is for children to be educated within the mainstream system to the greatest extent...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: The Commissioners have received an expression of interest from a group, for use of the old Garda Station at Saint Oran's Road, Buncrana, Co. Donegal. They have been advised that, in the first instance, the property is under consideration for other State use.

Credit Union Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"notes that:— the Government has a clear policy to support the strategic growth and development of credit unions in Ireland as set out in the Report of the Commission on Credit Unions and its recommendations; — the safety of members’ savings and the security of the...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: Not as costly as Fianna Fáil was going to charge.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: Neither does Sinn Féin.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Expenditure (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I refer to my previous answer to Question No. 347 in which I informed the Deputy that the information was being collated and a detailed response would issue to the Deputy directly. I wish to advise the deputy that the information requested will be issued to him directly in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Telecommunications Infrastructure (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: The telecommunications mast at the former Garda Station in Rathduff, County Cork is still in use under licence from the Commissioners of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: The Office of Public Works has not received a feasibility report for this project to date. The preparation of this report is a matter for Clare County Council and it is understood that the report is nearing completion by the Council. Upon its completion, the Council is to forward the report to the OPW for consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: The Northside Civic Centre, which is in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW), is leased to a number of organisations. A facility management contract is in place to provide various services to the building and its occupants. This has been re-tendered recently by the OPW and a new contract is due to commence on the 1st January 2016. The new contract agreement provides for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Performing Arts (19 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Michael Comiskey on behalf of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for raising this important matter and bringing it to the attention of Government. The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all their forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Performing Arts (19 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Comiskey and acknowledge his interest in this important matter. The cultural policy being developed by the Minister, Deputy Heather Humphreys, and her Department is Ireland's first ever such policy and will provide an opportunity for the viewpoints of everyone involved in cultural life to be heard, co-ordinated and structured into the national strategy. I will ensure that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drugs Smuggling (19 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: I note that this matter was directed to the Minister for Justice and Equality. However, I am responding on behalf of-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drugs Smuggling (19 Nov 2015)

Simon Harris: -----the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners. I will ask that the Garda Síochána details requested by the Senator be provided to him. I will revert to him on that point. I thank him for raising this important matter. The Revenue Commissioners have primary responsibility for the prevention, detection, interception and seizure of controlled drugs being smuggled into...