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Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: These issues are all very important. I thank everybody for their contributions. There are some written responses required to questions that some members did not get to put today. I ask the witnesses to answer them in writing. Senators Craughwell and Higgins in particular had questions. We may have to invite the departmental officials in again as more questions will arise when we have...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am very conscious that the meeting was to be for two hours. I thank Mr. O'Meara, Ms Maguire, Ms Tiernan and Ms Burke very much for their contributions today. We will now go into private session.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Deputy Brabazon is happy with the response. I call Senator Seán Kyne.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We have to move to the permanent members. First on the list is Senator Craughwell. If we can keep it to two minutes and one question, if at all possible.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 320. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided by his Department, either directly or through a State agency, for upskilling, reskilling, and further education of the workforce in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28788/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 321. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided for the trading online voucher in 2024 and 2025; the funding which was drawn down in 2024 and 2025 to date; the estimated cost for the State to provide 90% and 150% funding based on 2024 data, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28789/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 322. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, which registered for the increased cost of business grant by close of scheme, as a percentage of all eligible or estimated eligible businesses, to date, in tabular form. [28790/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 323. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, which have registered for the increased cost of business grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 324. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding, broken down by each local authority area in the State, allocated to businesses that registered for the increased cost-of-business grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 325. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, which have registered for the Power Up grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 326. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding, broken down by each local authority area in the State, allocated to businesses that registered for the Power Up grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [28794/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 327. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and percentage of Irish SMEs using cloud, big data and AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 328. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department he plans to take to increase the number of Irish businesses using big data, the cloud, and AI. [28796/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 329. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the innovation voucher will be amended to allow SMEs purchase digital equipment and machinery for their business. [28797/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 330. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital investment in computer and data infrastructure, by investment, in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [28816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 331. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing funding for the innovation voucher scheme by 50% and 100%, in tabular form. [28817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 332. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of cost of increasing the innovation voucher scheme to €12,000. [28818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 333. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the ESRI SME Investment Report 2024: Developments Between 2016 and 2023; the steps he is taking to address the reduction in climate- and energy-efficiency–related investments by SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28819/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 334. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated number of workers who would benefit from the implementation of the living wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission. [28820/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 335. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to implement the living wage for workers in Ireland. [28821/25]