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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

William Aird: Listen to this one, everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

William Aird: What is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

William Aird: What is Mr. Geraghty's lead on it? Will he be telling his veterinary union that they will need to charge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I would feel embarrassed every time ringing my vet who is very busy asking what I would call funny questions about things where I know what to do. That is my last question to Mr. Geraghty.

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I am here today following the disturbing revelations uncovered by the "RTÉ Investigates" programme concerning the residential nursing home in Portlaoise. We must be absolutely clear that what was exposed was not just one failure in one private institution. Rather, it was a systemic failure of oversight, communication and, ultimately, duty. Frail and vulnerable old people were left...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

William Aird: Mr. Geraghty cannot answer it. How does the regulation impact pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of veterinary medical products and fertilisers?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (12 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will use her discretion to prioritise increased funding for the UBU allocation to the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board, to provide much-needed essential targeted youth services and supports for young people in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30677/25]

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I will be very brief. I apologise because I had to leave for a while to attend an online meeting with HIQA. I wish the Minister well in his new brief. I thank the officials accompanying him today. Could we have a sliding scale for payments? I am new as a TD but I gave more than 40 years' service as a councillor on Laois County Council. There was always a cut-off point, which was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

William Aird: Community care workers and home carers are essential to Ireland's healthcare system, supporting older people and those with disabilities to live independently at home. Increasing demand means carers are working under tight schedules with limited hours per client. It is essential they have proper training in all areas of elder care and must have good communication skills to support clients...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (17 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of local area hackney licences currently active in Ireland, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32765/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a tenancy is voluntarily ended by the tenant will the landlord be entitled to increase the rent for new tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (17 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 732. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when Acorn, the new managed child savings account, will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (17 Jun 2025)

William Aird: 930. To ask the Minister for Health if she will introduce statutory leave entitlements for those undergoing fertility treatment such as IVF, and for those who experience early miscarriage, in light of the emotional, physical, and financial burden involved; if she will support the passage and implementation of the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 which...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I thank the Minister for coming today and I welcome Ms Dowling, Ms Hanlon and especially Gordon Conroy. It is not often we have two people from the one town. We will leave that as it is. First, as regards the €3,000 ceiling for the cows, many farmers out there are owed north of €3,000 and I think it is the Minister's responsibility to pay them. I have been at a couple of...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: Would the Minister want €120 million this year?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: On the beef scheme then-----

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: But the Minister will get the money. We know that. The beef scheme-----

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: Is that going forward for this year?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: Will the sheep scheme be the same?