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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: There is no balance to the Deputy's argument; this is the point. I am able to stand here and talk to the electorate on their doorsteps and point to progress and also point to the more there is to do. The Deputy just wants to dismiss any of the progress, as though those extra 128,000 homes do not exist. I am interested in what she is saying now because she has set out her stall if she is to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I am glad the Deputy picked up my election hints anyway. I thought they were rather subtle.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: There goes the surprise. It is a serious issue the Deputy is raising and I do appreciate that. We have significantly increased the level of supports to our student nurses. We did that, as she rightly said, arising from the debate around Covid and post Covid in respect of the very important role being played by student nurses. I do not have the specific figures in front of me but I think...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Cairns. I definitely agree with the Deputy on one point, which is that politics and the next election certainly cannot be about who comes up with the biggest figure in terms of the number of homes they are going to deliver because the public will rightly see through that. People will be much more interested in the how. That is absolutely right. Deputy Cairns said...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy McDonald for raising this important issue. I join her in acknowledging what she rightly describes as the very important role student nurses play in our health system, in our hospitals and in our community during their training. She is quite right to make that point. Of course, in their fourth and final year, student nurses are paid, but the Deputy is talking specifically...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: So I hear.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The Shared Island Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach continues to prioritise and progress the Shared Island Initiative, working with all communities and political traditions to build a shared future on this island, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement. The Unit comes under the management of the Assistant Secretary for the British and Northern Ireland Affairs Division. The current...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Enterprise Sector (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach has not funded any social enterprise organisations or bodies in the years from 2021 to date in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: From 2015 to 2025, there has been an increase of 90% in the Voted allocation for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The below table details the net annual funding provided for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in each year from 2015–2025: YEAR €’000s 2015 37,834 2016 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (22 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach does not own any properties. Accommodation used by the Department is provided and managed by the Office of Public Works and is fully utilised.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Cases (16 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: Three legal cases were taken against the Department of the Taoiseach during the period in question. All three cases were individual claims taken against the Department and all were concluded involving a small settlement and associated legal and ancillary costs. The costs for the three cases spread over four years are set out in the following table: Year Cost ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: Please see the accompanying table setting out two instances of a data breach identified within the Department during the past decade with one occurring in 2016 (pre GDPR) and one in 2022. The case in 2016 arose on foot of a complaint by an individual made to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in 2017. The complaint concerned an allegation that a breach had occurred by way of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Travel (16 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The below table sets out foreign travel expenditure incurred in respect of within the Department of the Taoiseach and staff assigned to their Private Office, over the past five years. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Government Chief Whip €0 €768 €5,809.69 €10,321.74 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The historical information requested by the Deputy, covering the years 2015 - 2023 has been set out in previous replies, the most recent of which was provided to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question 5375/24 on 7 February 2024. The below table outlines the amount spent by the Department of the Taoiseach on public relations to date this year. Company Name ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Consultations (16 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The table below details the amount spent by the Department of the Taoiseach on consultancy over the past ten years up to end September 2024. Year Company Details Amount 2015 RA Consulting Design & Implementation of a Staff Consultation Initiative €9,298.80

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The table below details expenditure by the Department of the Taoiseach on advertising from 2015 to September 2024. As set out below, most advertising expenditure occurred in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and relates to public information campaigns during COVID-19, which played a vital role in communicating the various strands of the pandemic including the supports made available by Government. ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (16 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: The details requested in relation to the Commissions of Investigation for which the Taoiseach is the specified Minister are set out in the table beneath. Name of Commission of Investigation Cost to date from time of Establishment Dublin and Monaghan Bombings €2,632,702 Certain Matters Relative to An Garda Síochána...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 to 12, inclusive, together. Last month, I chaired the Government’s inaugural competitiveness summit. In attendance were relevant Ministers, together with the chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council, a senior representative of the OECD, and the chief executives of IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland among others from those...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank colleagues for their questions. I turn first to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question on Cherrywood. I will inquire with the Department of housing about the situation with the town centre. I can say without getting overly involved, as someone who does not live a million miles away, that I know the scale of development that has happened there. There is no doubt a requirement for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: What I do not have, and what I cannot cut across are the planning conditions, but I will certainly inquire with the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and ask that we revert to the Deputy on the issue. I thank him for highlighting it. On Deputy Murphy's question, the issue of housing was raised at the competitiveness summit and the issue of housing is raised in all commentary and...