Results 841-860 of 45,281 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this extraordinarily important issue. It is one we have worked on across the House during the last period of time, including publishing an ambitious domestic, sexual and gender-based violence strategy, which was led by my colleague, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and establishing a new agency, called Cuan, to drive this zero-tolerance approach. When I was the...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: It must be highly insulting to Independent TDs who are democratically elected in their own right, just like Deputy Murphy, to be referred to by someone else's surname. I think the Deputy should really stop that sort of carry-on.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: No, sorry-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: There is no need for a back and forth. The last time I checked, they were called the "Regional Independents". The Minister of State, Deputy Seán Canney, sits with us in Cabinet and the Minister of State, Deputy Grealish, as well. I see Deputy Toole up there and I saw Deputy Heneghan earlier. I have also seen the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, the soon-to-be Minister of State,...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: Does the Deputy get one question or is this just to barrage me?
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. The next thing is this. The deals, if the Deputy wants to call them that, are called the "programme for Government". It is published on gov.ie. It will be implemented in full over the course of five years. There are no other deals and we look forward to advancing it.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: It is the regional Independent group----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: I am sorry. The groupings are for the Deputy, actually.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the regional Independents, the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, and Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy very much for the question. I will ask the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW to revert on the specific project the Deputy referenced. I will point out that the OPW has assured the Government it has taken steps to enhance its own governance procedures to ensure that value for money is achieved in the delivery of projects. The Government is committed to...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: It is extraordinary.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice for the constructive way he is engaging on this issue. I am very conscious that this is still a very real issue in his own constituency. While we talk about the next steps, and he rightly talks about the lessons learned, I am conscious we are still seeing in many parts of the west and north west a significant number of people - around 12,000 premises - without...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: The Deputy is speaking a lot of common sense on this. The Government is going to engage with the local authorities regarding generators for communities. One of the most obvious things we should be doing is making sure there are more generators available in communities for when things like this happen. The Deputy is right that nobody can storm but we have to be better prepared in terms of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: I will come back to the Deputy on each of the specific matters, including on the agriculture point he made.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: I have already made very clear to the Deputy about the programme for Government, negotiated by parties who won a clear majority in the last election and working with Independents, and what we have agreed to do in the programme for Government. That is what our focus is on; moving forward with the delivery of homes with real solutions for people. If the Deputy is seriously suggesting...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: Ceann Comhairle, I have to be allowed to speak in this House. We are not getting back to last-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: She could not clarify that you could even access a loan or a mortgage under Sinn Féin's plan. The banks have still not confirmed that. His party would have pulled away the first-time buyer scheme-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: -----it would have scrapped the help-to-buy scheme and it would have ended the first home bridge the gap scheme.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: The Deputies do not like it. They seem to think their job is just to critique.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2025)
Simon Harris: Their job is also to put forward alternatives-----