Speeches
Speech by Minister Simon Harris TD on Topical Issue Debate on Orkambi
Check against delivery I wish to thank the Deputies for raising this issue and allowing me the opportunity to provide an update in the Dáil. I am pleased to inform the House, but most particularly CF patients, their families and friends, that the HSE and Vertex have today confirmed that an agreement has been reached
Speech by Minister Simon Harris TD at the Launch of “Make Work Pay” Report
I am delighted to be here today at the launch of the “Make Work Pay” Report with my colleagues Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar and Minister of State Finian McGrath. I share with my Ministerial colleagues and the other members of the Government, a very strong desire to ensure that people with disabilities are
Launch of the National Patient Experience Survey by Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD
*check Against Delivery* Good morning. It is a pleasure to be with all of you this morning in what I think is a most appropriate location for the launch of Ireland’s first ever National Patient Experience Survey. I am delighted to have the opportunity to be involved in what has the potential to become one
Opening Address by Minister for Health Simon Harris, TD Primary Care Partnership Conference
*check against delivery* “Defining Primary Care in the 21st Century” Introduction I am delighted to join you this morning to officially open your conference and I would like to thank Chris Goodey for the invitation to attend. Today’s event, following on from the success of your inaugural conference last year, has a particularly relevant and
Speech by Minister Simon Harris at EMA Stakeholder Engagement Event
*check against delivery* Colleagues, I would like to thank you for attending this event at the end of your working day and I really appreciate your interest and support for our bid to make Dublin the new home of the European Medicines Agency. As you all know, the UK’s decision to leave the EU will
Speech by Minister Corcoran Kennedy at the launch of the Healthy Workplace Consultation
*check against delivery* Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen – a very good morning to you all. I am delighted to be here to launch the public consultation on the Healthy Ireland Healthy Workplace Framework with my colleague Minister Pat Breen from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The development of the Healthy Workplace Framework is
Speech by Mr Simon Harris, TD, Minister for Health at the Launch of the Consultation Process on Draft Nursing and Midwifery Policy Papers
*check against delivery* Good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank you for inviting me here today for the launch of these important consultation papers. It is a pleasure to be launching these papers in this state-of-the-art primary care centre which epitomises the policy of my Department and the Government to provide our citizens access to
Opening Statement by Minister for Health Simon Harris T.D. to the Committee on the Future of Healthcare
*check against delivery* Chair, Members of the Committee I welcome this opportunity to meet with you today, and to set out some of my views of the Future Direction of Health Policy. Introduction We all know the challenges that we face in the area of health, and we know that those issues have been with
Speech by Minister for Health Simon Harris TD at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference 16 March 2017
**check against delivery** IRELAND AND ENGLAND – the only game in town? Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, The sporting motif for this conference is particularly apt given Ireland and England will go head-to-head in the Aviva on Saturday. This no doubt will be a tightly fought and highly competitive match but whatever the outcome the
Opening Statement by Minister for Health Simon Harris TD at the Joint Committee on Health, 22nd February 2017
**Check Against Delivery** Chairman, Committee Members I am pleased to have this opportunity to appear before you once again. I am joined today by my Ministerial colleagues: Finian McGrath, Minister of State with special responsibility for Disabilities, Catherine Byrne, Minister for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy and Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Minister for Health Promotion.