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- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: It was not on my instruction.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I do not know who guillotined it.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: By whom? By me?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: That is a terrible slur.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: To be helpful to the House, what Senator McDowell read out is exactly what I said. It is an exact transcript. I am not a Member of the Upper House and I do not order the business here. To be clear, I did not hear what the Deputy Leader said but she had no conversation with me. This House reached out to my office today. My office said I would make myself available tomorrow but I was told...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I am available tomorrow. I am available on Friday.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I am available tomorrow and on Friday.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I think the House probably requires me for the legislation.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: Sorry, the Senator should not accuse anyone of using weasel words.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: Senator McDowell is pontificating.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: It could have been given.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: It has.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: What do Standing Orders say?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I want clarification from Seanad officials on this because I am going to take this up-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: It has nothing to do with me, though. I have made myself available. Senator McDowell may say it matters diddly-squat to him whether I am here or not. I was asked this morning if I would make myself available. I said I would do so again tomorrow and on Friday.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: I said that to the person who contacted us in respect of this. That was said by me. The Senator can have his own arguments and tiffs. I am not allowing him to suggest in any way, shape or form that I am seeking to guillotine the debate.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: The truth is that I am available today, tomorrow and Friday. I am in the hands of Seanad Éireann.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: It was going through the Dáil.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: There are plenty of amendments to speak to and the Senators have chosen to stand up but not speak to the amendments, which is interesting. This piece of legislation has not been rushed. It has not been described as emergency legislation. Consultation first began on the reform of this legislation in July 2018. The outcome of that was published in July 2019. There was then a further round...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)
Simon Harris: In a refreshing move, I might speak to the amendment.