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- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: You will never be Taoiseach anyway.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: First, I am concerned to hear Deputy Barry would like to have a vote on my movements and where I can or cannot go. That certainly does not work. Second, I could have easily done what many taoisigh do regularly when attending official business and sent someone in here to deputise on my behalf. What I did was to ask the House to agree to take Leaders' Questions early because I need to...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach has incurred no expenditure on consultancy services in 2023 or to date in 2024.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Shanahan. There has been a significant level of investment in University Hospital Waterford. I know Deputy Shanahan does not want me to broaden the issue too much but I want to say for the people of Waterford, who no doubt will follow the debate, that we have seen staffing at the hospital grow by 866 people from the end of 2019 to today. There are 49 more consultant doctors,...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on budget 2025. I am very proud to commend this budget to the House. As my first budget as Taoiseach, and the last budget of this Government, I believe it a fitting balance between building on progress, helping people in the here and now and pointing the way to a more secure future. This budget comes at a critical juncture. It comes at a time...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: Just condemn them now.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy is not condemning them.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: Condemn Iran.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: When the national Chamber is reduced to some kind of community notice board, it tells us everything. While the Deputy is continuing to misrepresent the position of this Government, we are actually trying to do things. We are actually trying to do things like working with the international community to keep our troops safe. When speaking directly to the Lebanese Prime Minister-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I ask the Deputy to have a little respect for the process here. This is quite a serious issue-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: -----and should not involve shouting and roaring. When speaking to the Lebanese Prime Minister-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: It is because of the legal advice.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: May I just have a minute to answer the question?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: It is a serious matter and I am trying to give it the serious answer that it deserves. The reality of the situation is we are engaging on a frequent basis, often hourly, on these matters. We are providing increased humanitarian aid. We speak up and speak out outlining our position on a constant basis. I have said consistently that I believe what is happening in Gaza is a war on children....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: -----and the Deputies will not condemn Iran. I do not understand why they will not do it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: It is because they do not believe that the State-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I would like to speak. I believe the State of Israel alongside the State of Palestine both have a right to live in security and peace. The problem is the Deputies do not believe that about the State of Israel.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: They do not believe-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: In this democracy, the Deputy gets to ask the question but he does not get to tell people what they can say in response. I think it is quite important that I have a right to speak freely in this Chamber to which I am also democratically elected. The Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh and Senator John Cummins have been working on this, as has Deputy...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Harris: I will ask that the Deputy's party's Bill is referred to the Attorney General as part of his consideration. That is a sensible thing to do. We will continue and I want the Deputy to know, as she probably does from her engagement with the Minister, Deputy Foley, that there is an intense degree of work going on in relation to this. We have seen in the past when we have got mechanisms correct...