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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (12 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 202. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a consumer pays the €1.50 recycling charge when they purchase a new motorcycle tyre, if they are exempt from paying the same charge when they attend the recycling centre to dispose of the tyre when it has worn out. [31548/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (12 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 535. To ask the Minister for Health is she is aware that at present approximately 20 adults are excluded from access to approved SMA treatments solely because they were over 18 at the time of the original HSE approval; if she will review the criteria for access to these treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of current and capital funding that was given for the establishment of the Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland; and the amount of current and capital funding Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland was given in its first year and the projected current and capital funding of Taighde Éireann – Research...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 139. To ask the Taoiseach the number of employees in the State earning minimum wage; the number of employees in the State earning €1 over minimum wage; the number of employees in the State earning €2 over minimum wage; and the number of employees in the State earning €4 over minimum wage. [31767/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of companies operating in Ireland which are trading with or linked to companies located in occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: My first question asks the Minister to provide a list of companies operating in Ireland which are trading with linked companies located in the occupied Palestinian territories. In 2020 the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights published a listing of all businesses involved in the illegal Israeli settlements. It was a highly significant development, naming those in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: As I said, when that UN database was updated in 2023 several companies with offices in Ireland remained on it following the update. It is widely known that these include Airbnb, Booking.com and Tripadvisor. The International Court of Justice ruled in July 2024 that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is unlawful, that Israel should put an end to the occupation, desist from...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Relations (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I take on board what the Minister is saying but last week a number of organisations, including the Global Legal Action Network, GLAN, and the Ireland Palestine Alliance launched a High Court action challenging the refusal of An Garda Síochána to investigate Airbnb Ireland and its senior executives for alleged activity in Israeli settlements. Surely companies must abide by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his action plan on competitiveness and productivity. [33466/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Deputy Lawlor for facilitating me as I must leave shortly to chair a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Defence and National Security. I ask the Minister to provide an update on the action plan on competitiveness and productivity. I am aware that the closing date for submissions to the public consultation on the action plan is tomorrow. I ask the Minister to provide...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for that update and welcome the work that has been done. What engagement has the Department had with the unions on the action plan? My fear is that workers' rights will be sacrificed on the altar of productivity. We need to be very careful in this space to bring workers and businesses together and ensure that there is not further division and polarisation between them....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am glad to hear the Minister say that. As he knows, Fine Gael having been in government for 14 years, indigenous businesses have so far been left behind. The figures for foreign direct investment speak for themselves. The Minister talks about competitiveness and he is not wrong in the figures he is putting forward. However, he dismisses the figures relating to the competitiveness of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What the Minister is saying is not compatible with what we are hearing from business organisations and what we know, which is that businesses are really struggling right now. They are struggling with energy costs, red tape and so many different things. That must be addressed. It is not right to say everything is okay for businesses, including indigenous businesses.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Sorry, a Chathaoirligh, I was not counting. The Minister has heard my message.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Regulation (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the work of the cost of business advisory forum. [33467/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Regulation (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Deputy Gibney for accommodating me. I did not have an opportunity before Question Time began to ask her to do so. I am seeking an update on the newly established and hugely important cost of business advisory forum, which met recently for the first time. Costs in general are spiralling, with the cost of energy being one of the major difficulties reported by the SME sector. I am...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Regulation (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am specifically interested in the outcomes from the sector meetings. Can the Minister confirm whether there have been any indications of a reduction in energy prices? The cost of energy is huge for businesses, with many owners telling me their energy costs are greater than their wage bill. We must do something about that. I am also keen to know whether there has been any discussion...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Regulation (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Many business owners barely have a wage at the end of the week by the time they have paid all of the costs of doing business. This did not begin today or yesterday. Many businesses tell us they are under threat of closure. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, is represented on the forum. I welcome that. The remit of the commission has expanded in recent years,...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Apologies have been received from Deputies Eamon Scanlon and Ryan O'Meara, as well as the Vice Chair, Senator Diarmuid Wilson. The joint committee is meeting today in public session to continue with pre-legislative scrutiny of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Edward Burke, University College Dublin, and Mr. Declan Power, independent defence and...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Power and Dr. Burke. We will now take questions. I am allowing seven minutes for each committee member. The first speaker who has indicated is Deputy Stanley.