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Guerin Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Simon Harris: ...to be localised and now we are talking about Cavan. Which place will we be talking about next? We must look more broadly than that and not fall into the trap of thinking that something was a one-off incident that just happened in this station or that station. It is bigger than that. My colleague Deputy Buttimer also raised a cultural issue in respect of An Garda Síochána...

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

Simon Harris: ...the issue of health and I very much welcome the attendance of the Minister for Health in the Chamber. When we talk about the issue of health, it is important to acknowledge, as my colleague Deputy Buttimer did, the work of the health professionals. All too often since the creation of the HSE, we have an image of the health service being run by men and women in suits who brief us at...

National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Simon Harris: ...demand among people with disabilities and would make a huge difference in this area. Equally important is the need to ensure appropriate standards are followed in all areas of this sector. Deputy Buttimer referred to the 9,000 people with disabilities who live in residential care but the Minister of State is aware that at present, no statutory independent inspection of these services is...

Review of Serious Incidents including Deaths of Children in Care: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Simon Harris: ...to invest in our most important asset, our children, who are this country's future. We saw millions, and probably billions, of euro squandered and lost, something to which my colleague, Deputy Buttimer, alluded earlier. E-voting, the Bertie bowl and PPARS are just some of the words that ring in the ears of citizens when they consider the mistakes of the past. One can only reflect, and...

Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2011)

Simon Harris: ...suited she is to her brief, how seriously she will take her responsibility and how committed she is to the issues surrounding children's rights, child protection and supporting families. Deputy Buttimer went some way towards outlining the Minister's record on these issues when she was a Senator and member of the all-party Oireachtas committee. I wish Deputy McConalogue well in his role as...

Situation in Libya: Statements (24 Mar 2011)

Simon Harris: With the agreement of the House, I will share my time with Deputy Jerry Buttimer. I welcome the debate on Libya. I welcome the assistance being provided by the Government to the people of Libya. Details of this assistance were outlined by the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, in a reply to a parliamentary question and by the Tánaiste and...