Results 541-560 of 595 for speaker:William Aird

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 743. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is supporting dairy and beef farmers to manage increased volatility in global markets, while also preparing for future carbon reduction obligations; and if further income-stabilisation measures or risk-management tools are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55098/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (14 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 744. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to support farmers in meeting nitrates, water quality, and emissions obligations; and if he will confirm that sufficient funding and flexibility will be available to ensure compliance does not undermine farm viability, particularly for family-run enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: After the grant, how much did he put in out of his own pocket?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: I thank the Chairman. I want to ask about the SMA drugs for people who were born before 1994. Could I have an update on that please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: I thank Professor Barry for this reply. I have heard more from him than anyone and I have been researching this since I was elected. How do I go back and tell two first cousins in my own hometown in Portlaoise that this is about money at this stage? Surely to God the date you were born should not make a difference. These two people happened to be born just before 1994. If they had been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: Who made that decision? Is the professor trying to tell me, or is anybody trying to tell me, that a person born in 1995 should be treated differently from a person who was born in 1994? That does not stack up in all fairness. How could anybody come up with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: Is it PQs?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Child Poverty: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: I apologise for being late. Public transport let me down this morning. Trust me, I was on time but they were not. Anyway, I have six questions to put forward. How is the Department progressing towards the Government's target to make Ireland the best country in Europe to be a child by 2030, particularly by reducing consistent child poverty rates by 2025? What evidence has the Department...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Child Poverty: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: If I could just have a quick response, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: Tell me who came up with it and how do we change it?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a list of projects in County Laois allocated funding by his Department in each of the last three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55979/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether the increase in the community centre investment fund to €20 million, as announced in Budget 2026, will extend to new builds, or be limited to refurbishment works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55980/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reviews (15 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 379. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he expects the review of the eligibility criteria of CLAR to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55981/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to higher education for all students given the ongoing accommodation crisis and rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55957/25]

Men's Health: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

William Aird: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the important topic of men's health, an issue that touches every parish, home and family in Ireland. Today's debate is a milestone for the House. It is the first time that men's health is the sole focus of statements in Dáil Éireann. Often, men's health is discussed when it is too late, such as when a neighbour is ill, a farmer collapses or a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (21 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the means by which Ireland’s Action Plan on Market Diversification will reduce the country’s over-reliance on key trading partners such as the US, UK and EU; the concrete benchmarks and timelines for its implementation and success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57145/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (21 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the risk to Irish exports given ongoing tensions in transatlantic trade for example, US tariff threats and supply-chain disruptions; the contingency strategies his Department has developed to shield Irish businesses from sudden shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57146/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 175. To ask the Minister for Health when a contract of employment for the position of assistant director of nursing post in Kildare west Wicklow mental health services will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57477/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 Oct 2025)

William Aird: 176. To ask the Minister for Health if any recruitment embargos that were in place across the HSE have been lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57478/25]