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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: ...the framework for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for the FET Sector. This approach aims to reduce obstacles to learning by taking into account the needs of learners of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Appling UDL Principles means offering multiple ways of engagement, representation, action and expression, providing necessary accommodations to remove obstacles to learning as well as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ...and the Chairman and members of the committee are quite right to highlight it. However, it is not an overrun of €1 billion as I have heard people reference at this committee. That is comparing apples with oranges. It is going back to a time of a different site without planning permission in a different time. It is like someone trying to pretend one was building one's house on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ...it, and I presume it is the same reason for the Taoiseach, is that I have heard well-meaning proposals in the House, which we have considered, that if implemented would delay the project. On the apples and oranges comment, that was referring only to when people talk about the project from the period of 2012. That is talking about a different site, without planning permission or tenders...

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: ...When the patient visits the doctor, is told that he or she is clinically not well enough for a procedure and is sent home, the patient is on the suspended list and is not waiting. Let us compare apples and apples and not confuse people on purpose. Waiting list numbers have reduced for three months in a row, but we have much more to do. I agree with the Deputy on the issue of an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: ...a variety of reasons. Some need more beds while others have poor infrastructure or difficulty attracting staff. They all experience demographic pressure. The Deputy has said it is not comparing apples with apples but that is how all in attendance and the media will report the figures as it suits. Several hospitals that, like other hospitals, face significant challenges are, according...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: ...the cost behind this hospital. However, I ask people to take on board the comments I have made today on the fact that the €650 million figure and the other figures in the media do not compare apples with apples. When I receive the definite business case, I will do my own due diligence. I will bring it to Cabinet and present it to the Houses and to members of this committee. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (12 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: ..., were never delivered by the State. If they were not there, God knows in what type of situation vulnerable people in this country would have found themselves. What we must do is weed out the bad apples. We must find the people who are not living within the rules. That is the reason we have an annual compliance statement. What is particularly upsetting and disturbing is that people in...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Simon Harris: .... We have extended that to consider single-storey dwellings. There is not the same synergy as having the commercial element downstairs and the residential part upstairs. It is like comparing apples and oranges in that regard. Second, it is important when talking about living cities that there is the provision of local services. We are moving to a situation where a single dwelling is...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Simon Harris: ...€1.5 million availing of SARP would pay a tax rate of 39.83% and a person on that income not availing of SARP would pay a tax rate of 51.23%. I must bring the Deputy back to the point that we are comparing apples and oranges here because these people are not necessarily people who are in Ireland and the Government is saying to them that it will give them a tax break. Rather, these...

Public Sector Management (Appointment of Senior Members of the Garda Síochána) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: ...of this House. It must be remembered that in the history of the State, 85 gardaí have died in the line of duty. We must remember that while not perfect and no different from this institution, and while An Garda Síochána has had bad apples in it, this does not take away from the work of its members who get up every day and keep our society safe and tackle subversiveness....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: AIB included a figure for voluntary sales in its submission. As Deputy Michael McGrath indicated earlier, we face a difficulty here in that we are comparing apples and oranges in terms of what banks consider to be part of the resolution process. Obviously, Bank of Ireland does not include that as a measure.