• Fine Gael TD for Wicklow
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Simon Harris speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Staff, Departmental Bodies, Special Educational Needs, Health Services, Social Welfare Benefits

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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (28 Jul 2026)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 652 to 656, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for Government 2025, "Securing Ireland's Future", contains a commitment to, within the lifetime of this Government, conduct a review of the Bike-to-Work scheme, to boost take-up among all workers. My Department has commenced initial engagement with the Department of Transport in...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (28 Jul 2026)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 657, 660 and 775 together. Finance Act 2018 introduced a short-term, tapered regional uplift under the Section 481 Film tax credit for productions being made in areas designated under the State aid regional guidelines (among other criteria). The purpose of the regional uplift was to aid the development of new, local pools of talent in areas outside the...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Jul 2026)

“Where an ex-gratia payment is chargeable to tax under Schedule E by virtue of section 123 of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997, the payment may qualify for relief or exemption from tax under section 201 and Schedule 3 TCA 1997 as follows: Basic exemption - a tax free amount of €10,160, plus €765 per complete year of service.Increased basic exemption - the basic exemption...”

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• Has spoken in 124 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 3072 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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