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Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: Do you remember your proposal?

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: It was to stop it and not build.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: No, you would not.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: It is all provided for.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Staff (1 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The appointments of special advisers is made in line with the Public Service Management Act, 1997 and is subject to Government approval. Following Government approval, the relevant contracts are laid before the House of the Oireachtas. Name Role Scale Term of employment Sarah Bardon Chief of Staff (Taoiseach) Assistant...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (1 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The Global Ireland Strategy 2025 is a whole-of-Government strategy that aims to expand Ireland’s global footprint and influence in the period 2018 to 2025. In July 2023, the Government published a Review of the strategy. The Review found that implementation of the Global Ireland 2025 strategy has brought significant benefits to Ireland, including by positioning Ireland make effective...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information (24 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table beneath. Year Number of FOI Requests Received Number of FOI Request Refused 2022 325 107 2023 342 91 2024 (to date) 188 47 It should be noted that requests were refused for a variety of reasons in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach is not in receipt of funding under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Programme.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank colleagues for raising this first issue. I am conscious as we are sitting in this House and in the time since I have come into this House, there have been significant further developments and escalations in Lebanon with the explosions the Deputies have referred to of walkie-talkies. This follows on yesterday from the explosion of pager devices. This situation should be utterly...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: In response to Deputy Ó Murchú, I will follow up with the Minister for Health with regard to an update and timeline for the Drogheda department of psychiatry and the issue of nursing and other vacancies in the health service in the Louth-Meath area. I thank Deputies Tóibín and Barry for raising the issue of Harvey, which was also raised in the House earlier today. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: That was the report I referenced. I will talk to the Minister for Health and the task force that he set up. I will familiarise myself and come back to the Deputy on whether that can be published. I certainly want to meet the advocacy groups with the head of the HSE and the Minister for Health at the start of next month to see how more progress can be made on this issue, and to discuss any...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I do not believe it is. There has been a very significant level of investment. I will read the IMO’s comments in that regard, the Minister will engage on that and, of course, we will have a new health budget delivered on budget day just two weeks from today. In response to Deputy Wynne, I am happy for there to be a debate in this House on UHL. I might have said on that occasion...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: The Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs oversees implementation of programme for Government commitments and considers policy matters in relation to the European Union and international issues. The committee generally meets in advance of meetings of the European Council to discuss the agenda for these meetings. In addition, it considers current EU and international matters,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 to 5, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on health last met on 1 July 2024 and is due to meet again soon. In addition to the meetings of the full Cabinet and of Cabinet committees, I meet Ministers on an individual basis to focus on different issues. I meet regularly with the Minister for Health to discuss progress and challenges in the area...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank colleagues for their questions. In response to Deputy Ó Murchú, I send Dundalk Football Club my best as well. In relation to the Housing Commission, I have obviously been briefed on the report by the Minister for housing. The Housing Agency is now working its way through each of the recommendations. I look forward to the report being debated in the House. We should...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. The Cabinet committee on housing last met on Thursday, 11 July. The next meeting of the Cabinet committee will take place shortly. I believe it will be at the start of October. The committee works to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the implementation of Housing for All and programme for Government commitments regarding housing. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I do not think so.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Varadkar for raising the very important issue regarding Sudan. He is right. The world is not giving this issue nearly enough attention. I am deeply concerned about the appalling conflict and the humanitarian and protection crisis in Sudan. The impact and scale of the violence on civilians, with more than 12 million people forced from their homes, has been horrific. It is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: When will the election be held? I thank the Deputy for raising that important issue and reporting significant progress on the housing numbers in his constituency and the benefit of the Part 8 process because we are seeing a significant increase in housing supply and we are using public lands to help deliver housing supply. The LDA is really showing very significant potential when others...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter and acknowledge the significant concern there was in Cork and Kerry this week. I am pleased my colleague, the Minister for Health, intervened to stop that proceeding and is now working to ensure funding is provided to augment front-line services because I acknowledge that, despite the additional budget we have put into the National Ambulance Service,...