TDs / William Aird

William Aird

Fine Gael Laois TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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725

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

31,555

words spoken in the chamber

Across 161 contributions

429

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

221

topics asked about

Across 18 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Mental Health Services 17 questions
Disability Services 15 questions
Health Services 14 questions
Housing Schemes 14 questions
Agriculture Schemes 12 questions
Fuel Prices 12 questions
Healthcare Policy 11 questions
Housing Provision 11 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 103 questions
Agriculture 67 questions
Children 64 questions
Enterprise 56 questions
Transport 56 questions
Education 50 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 725 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 161 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	7	0
February 2025	16	2
March 2025	7	10
April 2025	18	14
May 2025	28	14
June 2025	33	12
July 2025	28	5
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	10	7
October 2025	23	11
November 2025	88	22
December 2025	50	3
January 2026	74	4
February 2026	38	7
March 2026	51	4
April 2026	70	3
May 2026	50	23
June 2026	60	6
July 2026	34	4
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	37	1
October 2026	3	9

Debates they spoke in most

World Mental Health Day: Statements 4 contributions
Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan: Statements 3 contributions
Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] 3 contributions
Rare Diseases: Statements 3 contributions
National Biodiversity Week: Statements 2 contributions
Post Office Closures: Statements 2 contributions

Plus 129 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

constituency Laois 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
30 Apr 2025	Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
30 Apr 2025	Special Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage Question put: "That section 4 stand part of the Bill."	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
29 Apr 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
9 Apr 2025	Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Apr 2025	Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
9 Apr 2025	Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
9 Apr 2025	Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) Amendment put	No	Lost
8 Apr 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
2 Apr 2025	Housing Emergency Measures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
2 Apr 2025	Housing Emergency Measures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
2 Apr 2025	Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
1 Apr 2025	Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
1 Apr 2025	Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion Amendment put	No	Lost
1 Apr 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
26 Mar 2025	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025: Motion (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
26 Mar 2025	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
26 Mar 2025	Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
26 Mar 2025	Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
26 Mar 2025	Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
26 Mar 2025	Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste Amendment put	No	Lost
26 Mar 2025	Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste Amendment put	No	Lost
19 Mar 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried

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