Results 141-160 of 595 for speaker:William Aird
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)
William Aird: If this also means money from the Minister, Deputy Chambers, it should be put into it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)
William Aird: The Taoiseach is not committing himself. I am disappointed.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)
William Aird: Will he commit to the €60 million promised in the Fianna Fáil manifesto?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)
William Aird: Sorry?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)
William Aird: He would not mind if the Taoiseach would say if he was committing the €60 million to next year's tillage sector. He would have no problem whatsoever.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)
William Aird: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be made available to progress the long-awaited relief road for Mountmellick town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51710/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)
William Aird: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether consideration has been given to extending the timetables on rural transport/local link networks for the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51711/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Sep 2025)
William Aird: 44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with Government colleagues in relation to reducing the overall cost of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50479/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)
William Aird: 156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to extend the free travel pass to children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; the number of children who would benefit; the estimated cost of this extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50488/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)
William Aird: 164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children/families who will qualify automatically for back to school clothing and footwear allowance, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50489/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: I welcome the witnesses. They are not coming with the positive news we would hope to have as regards what was done in the rivers and all of that scientific evidence. I hope the next time around the news might be better. I cannot understand how we, or some people, are talking about the end of the year. We do not have a hope of doing all that work by the end of the year. I presume we will...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: Will Mr. Callanan answer the questions in the order they were asked? I thank him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: That is grand. I will remind Mr. Callanan if he has not. I thank him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: Drop.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: I am watching the time. Will Mr. Callanan answer the second question? I only have a limited time. What scientific basis did the Commission refer to when requiring Ireland to reduce the derogation? What did it say to us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: My third question related to the assessment made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: My next question was about the Department's proposal of alternative compliance tools to the Commission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: I asked whether in the interests of transparency the Department would publish all documentation and correspondence it had with the European Commission in respect of the nitrates derogation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: When?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Nitrates Derogation: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Sep 2025)
William Aird: I am coming to my last question.