Written answers
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Foreign Direct Investment
58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of early warning reports for foreign direct investment companies for each of the past five years. [21603/23] - Vacant Properties
59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assign a taskforce to deal with vacancy rates in Clonmel town; the efforts being made to support small and medium-sized... - Site Acquisitions
61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress on procuring of sites for the development of new industrial estates in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on... - Enterprise Policy
63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he will offer support to the group currently working to renovate the butter exchange in Cork as an enterprise hub. [22065/23] - Small and Medium Enterprises
64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any plans to review the audit exemption regime for small and micro companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Regional Development
65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21946/23] - Flexible Work Practices
68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department has had with other Departments and State bodies in providing employees with the option to avail of a... - Industrial Relations
71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of recent actions by a company (details supplied) which are aimed at unilaterally changing the work contract of senior... - Enterprise Policy
73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to drive a step change in digital adoption across enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Work Permits
74. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment permits approved for workers outside the European Economic Area to address skills shortages in... - Enterprise Support Services
76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures in place for nurturing digital start-ups with export potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22081/23] - Industrial Development
77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the budgetary estimates available to support the IDAs annual property budget for 2023; how this compares... - Employment Rights
78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in light of proposed redundancies at a company (details supplied) he will review current legislation around redundancies and... - Work Permits
80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 23 February 2023, the number of employment permits issued in respect of non-EEA home care... - Job Creation
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targeted number of new IDA-supported jobs to be delivered in County Monaghan in 2023. [22038/23] - Enterprise Policy
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 23 February 2023, the status of the first implementation plan for the White Paper on... - Site Acquisitions
84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the current position of the IDA on the strategic land bank acquisition in Castlebar that has been ongoing for the... - Departmental Policies
85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what part his Department is playing in providing a modern, cohesive and well-resourced regulatory framework for digital; and if he... - Work Permits
86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to improve the efficiency of the work permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22168/23] - Foreign Direct Investment
87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work being carried out in his Department to promote the Border counties North and South as a destination for... - Exports Growth
88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the priority areas for his Department to increase the number of small and medium enterprises that export, with... - Flexible Work Practices
89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with other Departments in relation to the tax implications for workers who... - Trade Agreements
90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current position in respect of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if he will report on any engagements he has had with EU member... - Human Rights
91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 23 February 2023, the status of his Department’s engagement with the Department of... - Departmental Strategies
92. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the development of his Department’s new Statement of Strategy to cover the period 2023-2025; the measures planned... - Industrial Development
93. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the site selection process for a new advance technology building in Kerry Technology Park will be accelerated by the IDA in view of... - Food Industry
94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the impact of the falling birth-rate in China and the impact of this on the infant milk formula industry in Ireland;... - Foreign Direct Investment
95. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will list the foreign direct investment companies which have issued early warning reports to his Department in the each of the... - Environmental Policy
96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the take-up of the Green Transition Fund incentives to decarbonise industrial heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Industrial Development
97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA commitment to deliver an advanced building solution in Longford town; and if he will make a... - Departmental Strategies
98. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the National AI Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22082/23] - Work Permits
99. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will urgently include lineworkers on the critical skills occupation list as companies rolling out vital national infrastructure... - Trade Unions
100. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a report (details supplied) produced by a union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22016/23] - Employment Rights
101. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on efforts to develop legislation with regard to enhancing employee rights in collective redundancies; and if he will make... - Trade Unions
102. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he has engaged with the trade unions regarding the liquidation of a company (details supplied). [22064/23] - Small and Medium Enterprises
103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets that are in place for SMEs to achieve basic digital intensity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22086/23] - Employment Rights
104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work his Department has undertaken in relation to reviewing sick leave entitlements and how it interacts with other entitlements... - Work Permits
105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current waiting times for the processing of general employment permits; the number of permits issued per month since 1 January... - Industrial Development
106. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA advanced building solution to be provided on the purchased IDA land bank in north Drogheda;... - Regional Development
107. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of the West Regional Enterprise Plan to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/23] - Co-operative Sector
108. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives he is taking to strengthen and enhance the co-operative sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22032/23] - Climate Action Plan
109. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position with regard to the detailed roadmap for long-term decarbonisation of the commercial sector, including requirements... - Trade Unions
110. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to hold a meeting with a union (details supplied) to discuss the unacceptable treatment of employees of an organisation;... - Departmental Policies
112. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department continues to ensure the competitiveness of this country’s trade and industry sectors in an... - Work Permits
113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the ineligible list of occupations for employment permits to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
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