Results 361-380 of 595 for speaker:William Aird
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: I asked him a question. Is the answer "Yes" or "No"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: Is it "Yes" or "No"? Go on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: Is it "Yes" or "No"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: A Chathaoirligh, the Minister of State is wasting my time. Hold on. I am asking again. How can-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: No, I am going to ask the question-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: How can Ireland's forestry licensing system-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: -----be updated to ensure on-time approvals while maintaining environmental standards? Could someone answer that question very quickly for me because I have four more?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: No, it is to ensure on-time approvals while maintaining the environmental standards. The Minister of State knows what I am talking about and he knows what people are saying to us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: So, it is within six months?.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: That is grand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: My next question was only slightly touched on. What policies will ensure that protected landowners' rights are guaranteed and they are ensured fair compensation in relation to carbon sequestration and biodiversity targets?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: There is a good question for the Minister of State now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: Exactly. How will the Minister of State ensure that Government bodies work to promote native species afforestation - which is very important - without undermining the viability of commercial forestry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: Right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: That is grand. That answers that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: I support what was said about peaty soils because there is not a farm in this country that does not have peaty soils somewhere, in the back field or wherever it is. They might have got one cut of hay off it every year or whatever.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: These are the types of land that are suitable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: I have absolutely no problem in promoting trees. I am a tree lover and have trees planted at home all along the ditches. I would not, however, set 5 acres of good land aside for trees. I might as well be honest with the Minister of State. I am a food producer first and there are more and more people to be fed in the world each year. There is that and then solar panels and everything...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
William Aird: I am very sorry to say that.