William Aird

1137. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new tillage scheme outlined in the food vision tillage report will be in place before cover crops are sown in July 2025 and oilseed rape is planted in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30648/25]

1138. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategies and actions his Department is taking to ensure that the Government meets its target under the Climate Action Plan to increase the tillage area to 400,000 hectares by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/25]

1139. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will seek to remove the crop diversification rule from the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/25]

1140. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is seeking to ring-fence the €32 million paid to the tillage sector as part of Budget 2025 for the next five years, and for Budget 2026 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/25]

1143. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide funding for a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government to complete the national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30641/25]

1250. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department provide urgent nurse-led respite care services for children with complex need in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30640/25]

1251. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current capacity of respite care for children with disabilities in County Laois; the number of children provided with respite care each week; her plans to increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30642/25]

1252. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide urgent nurse-led respite care services for children with complex need in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30643/25]

1366. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the timeframe for the launch of the next phase of the HSE funding for IVF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29358/25]

9. Deputy William Aird asked 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]

27. Deputy William Aird asked 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]

155. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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]

537. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) for open heart surgery can be accelerated. [28466/25]

661. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [26939/25]

662. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. [26940/25]

798. Deputy William Aird asked 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]

47. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the third level fee supports that exist for graduate medical students who have attended third level college in Ireland; if none are in place, his future plans for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25997/25]

194. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all funds, grants or schemes, available to community groups and organisations, which are funded by his Department and agencies under his remit, their eligibility criteria and their monetary value range. [26240/25]

195. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his department and agencies under his remit, their eligibility criteria and their monetary value range. [26241/25]

196. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2, and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure schemes in County Laois in 2024; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26242/25]

197. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Town Centre First Policy; to provide a breakdown and the amount awarded and drawn down per town in County Laois; when he expects phase two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26243/25]

198. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Laois in 2024, the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26244/25]

114. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the strategies he and his Department are taking to ensure a fully funded, designated CAP budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26071/25]

48. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to reinstate the Uisce Éireann rebate and the development contribution waiver for first-time self-builders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/25]

114. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an indication and timeline on the review of rent pressure zones, given that current legislation is due to expire at the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24779/25]