33. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific timelines and performance indicators that will be used to measure the effectiveness of the recently announced small business unit, in simplifying access to grants and supports, ensuring SME input into legislation through the SME test, and enhancing Local Enterprise Office resourcing; and if he will make a statement on the m…
184. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection to extend the winter fuel allowance to people with physical disabilities to a year round free fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32780/25]
252. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport 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]
544. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a tenancy is voluntarily ended by the tenant will the landlord be entitled to increase the rent for new tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/25]
732. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when Acorn, the new managed child savings account, will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32766/25]
930. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce statutory leave entitlements for those undergoing fertility treatment such as IVF, and for those who experience early miscarriage, in light of the emotional, physical, and financial burden involved; if she will support the passage and implementation of the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 which propo…
115. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will use her discretion to prioritise increased funding for the UBU allocation to the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board, to provide much-needed essential targeted youth services and supports for young people in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30677/25]
262. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment 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]
263. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any new or expanded funding supports are planned to assist Laois County Council to develop district heating schemes as part of Ireland’s climate and energy goals; if he will provide details of any such commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30637/25]
264. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funds that have been provided to local authorities and approved housing bodies for initiatives aimed at reducing fuel poverty over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30638/25]
265. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will seek a solution to the increasing energy costs in Ireland; if there is potential for a cap for businesses that are now struggling to keep up with increasing energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30639/25]
382. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport to prioritise the 1951 CIÉ superannuation scheme; if he will address the concerns of retired members of the scheme who have not received a pension increase since 2008; to consider the particular hardship these pensioners face, especially given that many are not entitled to the State pension due to their civil service terms of employment and PRSI contribution s…
692. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will liaise with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to grant public-service status to school secretaries to enable them to have access to the single public pension service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30646/25]
693. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be given DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30647/25]
957. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to support and promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities; the progress made under the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; the new initiatives planned to improve access to the workforce for those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30644/25]
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]