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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: I have also said that this was an incident that happened many years before my leadership.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: First, on the issue of speaking rights, my numbers may be off so correct me if they are, a Cheann Comhairle, but in a Leaders' Questions slot a speaker gets three minutes to ask the question, there are three minutes to respond, there is one minute to ask a follow-up question and then another minute to respond. We are having a row here for about eight minutes twice a week. That is eight...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: -----the Opposition does not lose a minute.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: To all these people who are at home-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: People at home watching this, who are busy with their actual lives and the real issues that matter to them, are wondering what this row is about in the Dáil.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: What it is not about-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: What it is not about, a Cheann Comhairle-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: In my experience the Opposition does not seem to have any challenge speaking, including speaking over me. What this is actually about is not taking a minute of speaking time off Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, Labour, the Social Democrats, Independent Ireland or anybody I have left out but saying that, twice a week for eight minutes, we will allow people who got democratically elected...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: That is the truth. We see here during Leaders' Questions that the Opposition does not want any of us over here to be able to speak. There is a new tactic since the Dáil came back. It is studs up, shout them down, put up the video on Twitter and misrepresent the position.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: We are not going to take it anymore. I am going to speak on behalf of my democratic mandate as well.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: I love the fact Deputy Louise O'Reilly thinks everything is so hilarious. I do not think it is hilarious that the Opposition is continuing to misrepresent people in here having a chance to ask a question. People who got elected in the Deputy's constituency who support the Government-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: -----have every right as well-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: On the second part of Deputy Boyd Barrett's question, on section 39 workers, I agree that these individuals do incredibly important work in our health, disability and social care services. I also agree that we need to address the issue of pay with urgency. That is why, this week, my Cabinet colleagues, the Minister, Deputy Foley, and the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, updated the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: There is the arrogance.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: The Deputy must be exhausted from all that shouting at me. There is no need to shout at me. I am listening to him very clearly here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: I am hearing and listening. Please listen back.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: I have said very clearly we are going to go to the WRC, and yes I am going to say "WRC" because, as the Deputy's constituent would know and as everybody around the country knows, that is where we sort out pay issues.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: We do not sort them by shouting and roaring at each other. We sort them through the established industrial relations mechanism of this country.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: The Government sets the mandate for that. I have already told the Deputy and, much more important, people at home that the Cabinet was updated on this matter this week and the talks are going to progress at the WRC on Monday.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: No, sorry, that is a commitment. It is a very clear commitment.