Results 121-140 of 312 for speaker:William Aird
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: This is very important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: Does the Minister know what the Department told the man?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: It said that the ceiling was €3,000 and that it would pay no more.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: That animal was-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: I want the Minister to answer that question for me, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: Sorry? I did not even hear you
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: Why?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: Sorry, I did not even-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)
William Aird: Will the Cathaoirleach allow the Minister to answer the question about the man who is owed money, no?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 May 2025)
William Aird: 661. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [26939/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 May 2025)
William Aird: 662. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. [26940/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 May 2025)
William Aird: 798. To ask the Minister for Health to accelerate, as a matter of urgency, an appointment for a person (details supplied) at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. [27666/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)
William Aird: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the help to buy scheme to first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)
William Aird: Will the Minister consider extending the help to buy scheme to include first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes? I ask this question on behalf of many first-time buyers across the country, including young families, single professionals and couples, who dream of owning a home but find themselves restricted by the current scope of the help to buy scheme. The current initiative provides...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)
William Aird: Second-hand homes could be a more viable option for some first-time buyers but they are then excluded from financial assistance. An extension to the help to buy scheme to include buyers of second-hand homes would acknowledge the reality of our housing market. An extension would widen access, especially in rural and established urban areas where new builds are limited or priced outside of...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (29 May 2025)
William Aird: Other improvements to the help to buy scheme I urge the Minister to consider are to adjust the eligibility criteria and thresholds to reflect current house prices and inflation and to introduce a system that would offer higher support for lower income applicants or buyers in high-cost areas. That would make the scheme more equitable.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 May 2025)
William Aird: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector in advance of the budget in October 2025, to support small business in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 May 2025)
William Aird: 155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Government's recent decision to commence a review of the National Development Plan, if he will outline the criteria to be used to prioritize infrastructure projects; the way in which public consultation will shape the final recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2025)
William Aird: 537. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) for open heart surgery can be accelerated. [28466/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (10 Jun 2025)
William Aird: 262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Laois; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30636/25]