Results 101-120 of 311 for speaker:William Aird

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: The farm working payment is a certainty. I am telling you here now.

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: He will get money. Jack Chambers will give him the money for that. We have no problem with that. What about the beef scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I ask for a guarantee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: All right. That was €9 million last year. How many badgers have been vaccinated against TB in Ireland in the last ten years?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I thank the witnesses for being here. I am encouraged by what I have heard. As a former long-serving county councillor, I thank them for their work and involvement with citizens information. They do an awful lot of good work in that regard. I know that from my years as a councillor. I am glad to have the opportunity to thank them very much for the work they do throughout the country. ...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: May I ask one further question? I know it was sort of asked already but I want to make it clear in my own head. Consider a single parent who has been getting maintenance all his or her life. When the person from whom they have been getting maintenance dies, what is the situation?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: They would no longer, under this Bill, be entitled to the payment.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I thank our guests for coming here today. I have put a few questions together that I would like them to endeavour to answer, if they can. How effective are existing child-related benefits at reducing poverty in Ireland? Which specific ones have the greatest impact?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: That is grand. Does the report highlight any gaps in current supports, such as for children in one-parent families, migrants or low-income working households?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: That is lovely. What evidence does the ESRI provide on long-term impacts of increased child benefits and education and health outcomes?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: That is grand. I just wanted to know the effect on young children. How does Ireland compare with other EU countries on spending efficiency and child poverty reduction via social welfare protections?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: What policy changes does the ESRI recommend based on its analysis and what are the fiscal implications of these changes?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I understand.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: I thank Dr. Doorley.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: May I just ask one simple question? It is a follow-up. I thank the witnesses for answering the questions earlier. When there is no take-up, is there a reason for that? Has the ESRI ever fleshed out the reason?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: On the question then, we will go back to the employer. What is Dr. Doorley's opinion on that? Should they have to do that? Should they have to go and personally talk to their employer about what they are doing? I ask for Dr. Doorley's answer on that.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: They do not have to.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

William Aird: That is grand. That answers my question.

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]