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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: ...built all over the country. More houses were built last year in Ireland than in any year since 2008. You would not often think it given the debates in this place, but let there be no doubt about it. More homes were built in Ireland last year than in any year since 2008, and data on the number of new homes completed in quarter 1 of this year is due for release tomorrow. I expect that to...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (20 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: ...practical financial assistance that was required. For example, the Department of Social Protection was available in affected areas to advise on the vital financial help available through the humanitarian assistance scheme. At the start of this week, emergency payments have been made to some 360 households, with expenditure of over €344,000 to date. The Department of Agriculture,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: ...and minimising the impact of flooding on society, including the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme; the flood relief capital works programme; the minor works scheme; the arterial drainage maintenance programme; hydrometric data gathering and analysis; and various studies and research on hydrology and flooding-related matters. In carrying out its role and...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Dec 2015)

Simon Harris: ...this was done by volunteers and I commend their efforts to deal with a very difficult situation. I welcome a number of decisions taken by the Government today, including the humanitarian assistance scheme, the €5 million that will be given to the Red Cross and which needs to be administered as quickly as possible. The Minister for Defence, and Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Beef Data Programme (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator MacSharry. I am pleased to be here on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, who regrets that he cannot be here. The beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, was launched by the Minister on 5 May last. It is part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves funding of some €300 million over the next six years and...

Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)

Simon Harris: ...growth. Proof of this has been evident for well over a year. The total number at work has risen for seven consecutive quarters and the latest available quarterly national household survey data indicate a year-on-year increase in employment of 37,000 for the first half of 2014 - real people in real jobs. Even better, the bulk of jobs growth has been in full-time employment rather than...