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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.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (27 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a stipulation existed whereby a house which qualified for the vacant property refurbishment grant, that was instead offered to a Ukrainian family fleeing war under the “offer a home scheme”, would still qualify for the vacant property refurbishment scheme when vacated by the Ukrainian family; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he would consider discounting the working family payment when assessing income for inclusion on the social housing list or alternatively include income from the working family payment as part of the local authority loan assessment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I ask the Tánaiste to do a practical thing to help families impacted by the defective concrete blocks scandal. I ask him to tag on a non-consequential amendment to the emergency planning Bill to ensure homeowners currently in the process of rebuilding can avail of the updated Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, SCSI, rates. This will help bridge the gap between the building costs...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the report submitted to his office prior to 19 March 2025 from the NDIS transport working group, recommending that the DDS be replaced with a modern, fit for purpose vehicular adaptation scheme, based on need rather than medical criteria; if he has accepted the recommendations therein; and if so, the timeline for development and rolling...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Enterprise Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28363/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing IDA Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of establishing the co-operative development unit within his Department. [28365/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 162. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing InterTrade Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28366/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 163. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing research, development, and innovation funding under his Department by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28367/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 164. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the disruptive technology fund by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [28368/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current living wage as calculated by the Government’s formula at 60% of the median wage for 2025; the amount this works out at per year; the amount it works out at per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28369/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 166. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report of the Low Pay Commission on sub-minimum, or youth rates of the national minimum wages. [28370/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 167. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report of the Low Pay Commission ‘A study of minimum wage employment in Ireland using online job vacancy data’. [28371/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the transposition of the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28373/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views regarding the EU omnibus simplification package; the engagement his Department has had regarding this package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the impact on businesses in Ireland of the adoption of the EU omnibus simplification package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (28 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the awards made, both with and without a tender process, to management consultancy firms by his Department, and bodies under the aegis of his Department, classed by firm, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the...