• 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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Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Passport Services (1 Apr 2025)

“I would like to see progress on the issue of reminders. I am sure the gardaí would like to see that too, to make the process as efficient as possible for everybody. I will follow up on that directly. I echo the Deputy's request that everybody check their passport. We do our very best at times when people need to travel at short notice. It can happen to anybody for reasons of...”

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Passport Services (1 Apr 2025)

“So please check your passport. Maybe in that moment of harmony, we can conclude.”

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Passport Services (1 Apr 2025)

“I have respect to the sensitivity of the issue. The issue relates to my other Department, the Department of Defence. I am aware that the Department is in direct contact with the Rooney family. We will continue to do that. I made it clear to the Lebanese authorities that the family intends to travel for the trial and it is important that there is real progress. We will keep in touch about...”

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• Has spoken in 109 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well 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.
• 76 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Simon Harris speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2144 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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