Results 46,001-46,020 of 46,353 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health if payment can be expected in respect of an unfair dismissal successfully taken by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow against an agency under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35928/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 654: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alter the criteria of the motorised transport grant to enable parents of children under the age of 17 years to apply for a grant in view of the severe hardships that many such parents have transporting their severely ill children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36219/11]

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: A man who is not even in the House-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Give back the leaders' allowance.

Review of Serious Incidents including Deaths of Children in Care: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Yes, possibly with Deputy Feighan. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to these statements on the floor of Dáil Éireann on the first annual report of the national review panel on serious incidents including the death of children in care. It is appropriate that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs acknowledged that debating these issues of reports arising from times when the...

Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: I feel a stunt coming on.

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: This is a homily.

Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: You built the media centre.

Written Answers — Private Housing Developments: Private Housing Developments (16 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the numbering of houses in private developments in view of the difficulties that can be faced by emergency responders in locating houses which are unnumbered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35059/11]

Mental Health Awareness (16 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: I welcome the opportunity afforded to me by this debate to highlight the need for stigma-reducing and mental health education in Irish schools. As a country we must ensure that our children and young people leave schools with the tools they need to look after their mental health and the knowledge that there is no shame in discussing mental health or in looking for help from the various...

Mental Health Awareness (16 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: I thank the Minister of State for his response. While I welcome the provision of SPHE within our school system it is limited. We recognised that as a country when we brought together partners working in this area from the sea change initiative and the Government policy A Vision for Change. One of the issues with SPHE, apart from the fact that it is a broad subject, is that we need to...

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (15 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the patronage tender guidelines for a new secondary school (details supplied) stipulate that the school must be an English language only school; the rationale he has used to set these specific guidelines; if he will consider tender applications from Irish language patrons for this school; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been refused the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; the rationale for the decision to stop these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34132/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has had their rent allowance payments stopped; the rationale for the decision to stop these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34133/11]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (15 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems posed by puppy farms here; his plans to tackle these farms; if he proposes to introduce legislation in this area in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34074/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (10 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for community employment scheme places for persons under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33735/11]

Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which is a welcome and important initiative in the development of our community-based health care services. In the pre-election manifesto of Fine Gael and in that of our colleagues in the Labour Party, we made a commitment to remove restrictions to trade and competition in sheltered sectors and I am pleased to see this commitment is now being...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health the background and qualification checks he and the Health Service Executive carry out on agency care assistants; the way these assistants are monitored while assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (8 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 93: To ask the Taoiseach the number of State bodies and companies under his remit; the number that have been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32858/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (8 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that have been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place...