Results 221-240 of 5,540 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 245. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the application of the SME test since its introduction; if he feels it is being applied in a manner which delivers for SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2813/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the 'Global Ireland 2025'; the successes to date on diversifying export markets and delivering inward investment and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2814/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 247. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment where Ireland stands on the Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity index by comparison to the OECD average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 248. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update in relation to his Department's efforts to stimulate more exporting and internationalisation in the SME population, including broadening export markets beyond the British market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2816/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 249. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the percentage of Irish SMEs currently exporting and the domestic value added in Irish exports from SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 258. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current percentage of Irish SMEs who export; whether exporting by SMEs has increased, decreased, or remained the static since this Government came to office; if his Department has a target to increase SME exporting; if so, the target; and the timeframe for same. [2837/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 250. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the business start-up rates among men, women, young people and migrants for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, and how this compares with the EU and OECD averages in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2819/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 252. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding for the National AI Strategy and how this is being delivered; and for a year-by-year breakdown of funding. [2828/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of funding provided to businesses for support digitisation over the past five years; and the funding allocated to support firms with digitisation in 2024. [2831/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of funding provided to businesses for support decarbonisation over the past five years; and the funding allocated to support firms with decarbonisation in 2024. [2832/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 255. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of FDI investments won by IDA Ireland over the past five years, by year, in tabular form. [2834/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 256. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of FDI investments won by IDA Ireland over the past five years which have been in the regions, by year, in tabular form. [2835/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 257. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total client expenditure by IDA Ireland companies over the past five years, by year, in tabular form. [2836/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 259. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total research and development funding provided under his Department for 2023, in tabular form corresponding by agency and/or scheme; and the total funding allocated for 2024 by agency and/or scheme. [2838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 260. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of WRC inspectors; how many more inspectors it is planned to hire in 2024; and how many are expected to retire. [2839/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 261. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of Health and Safety Authority inspectors; how many more inspectors it is planned to hire in 2024; and how many are expected to retire. [2840/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Equality Issues (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 372. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the unemployment levels amongst social groups, that is, men, women, young people, people with disabilities, and migrants; what specific plans her Department has to support these groups and increase employment across all; the success of these plans to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2842/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Equality Issues (23 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the underemployment levels amongst social groups, that is, men, women, young people, people with disabilities, and migrants; what specific plans her Department has to support these groups and increase employment across all; the success of these plans to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2841/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if student paramedics on a national HSE panel will be added to the list of workers prioritised for emergency driver test appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2102/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (17 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) can expect to be provided with high-speed broadband. [1121/24]