Children suffering from lack of sleep, says Independent Ireland TD
Carbon tax
Increasing fuel prices
“There’s a clear view that you bring to this questioning…that’s certainly not neutral language”: Tánaiste Simon Harris hits back at Ben Scallan’s question as he is asked about the three-day wait.
Why not give the public the data?
Tánaiste Simon Harris says that it is “disinformation” to say that foreigners get housing ahead of Irish people, but also says he won’t release nationality data for housing lists. Ben Scallan asks: “Why would you say it’s disinformation, but not want to release the figures?”
FLASHBACK: In 2016, just 19 days before a general election, then-Minister of State Simon Harris told the public that it was Fine Gael’s “absolute commitment” to do away with the “hated USC” over the lifetime of that Government, stating: “We need to abolish it.”
RTÉ Investigates programme aired last night
Fuel protests
“The government look at all of these issues in the round.”
Last week the Government announced they would postpone a carbon tax hike originally scheduled for May 1st until October. Now Tánaiste Simon Harris says he wouldn’t rule out postponing carbon tax hikes again in October if high energy prices persist into the winter period.
“A free media, a robust media is an absolute vital part of our democracy.”