Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Artificial Intelligence
413. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures the incoming Government plans to introduce to regulate the use of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a... - International Agreements
414. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has outlined clearly at the EU Agriculture Council his opposition to the proposed Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
415. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023... - Business Supports
418. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding can be sourced to support a not-for-profit group (details supplied) to construct a new build extension; and if he will... - International Agreements
419. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement; when it is intended that Ireland will ratify the agreement; and... - EU Bodies
420. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans to hold a referendum on Ireland’s membership of the European Unified Patent Court System; the level of current... - Business Supports
421. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of enterprises who have registered for Power Up grants, by local authority area, to date; the number that have been... - Artificial Intelligence
422. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence within his... - Consumer Protection
423. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to a Dublin-based windows and doors company that went into liquidation (details supplied), if he will implement... - Appointments to State Boards
427. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46925/24] - Dairy Sector
428. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagements that he, or any representative of his Department or associated State agencies, have had with management of a company... - Business Supports
429. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a small business (details supplied) that was unaware of the first two small grants that were available to it, cannot avail... - Visa Applications
430. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a critical skills visa application will be expedited (details supplied). [1137/25] - Enterprise Policy
431. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA site visits to County Wexford made in the past 18 months; the specific locations of these visits; the results to... - International Agreements
433. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the position on the Mercosur trade agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1208/25] - Employment Rights
435. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he can advise on a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1326/25] - International Agreements
436. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government intends to oppose the EU-Mercosur Political Agreement and further negotiations on a trade deal; and if he will make... - United Nations
438. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when Ireland plans to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration... - International Agreements
439. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government has notified the European Commission of Ireland's opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement since negotiations... - Employment Rights
440. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1376/25] - Corporate Governance
441. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE enforcement lawyers and forensic accountants employed by Corporate Enforcement Authority as of 1 January 2023 and 9... - Semi-State Bodies
442. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant WTE posts, by job title at Enterprise Ireland as of 9 January 2025; the estimated full year costs of filling... - Business Supports
443. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants available for a business start-up (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1455/25] - Company Closures
444. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the work his Department is engaging in regarding the planned closure of a facility (details supplied); if he or any... - Financial Services
445. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department can intervene in issues with the governance of friendly societies; and whether his Department can compel the... - Business Supports
446. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm when an appeals system for the power-up scheme will be established with businesses able to lodge appeals; and if he will... - Work Permits
447. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an employment permit will be granted to a person (details supplied). [1675/25] - Business Supports
448. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to re-open the Power Up grant; the number of businesses who were awarded funds under the scheme; if the number of... - Industrial Development
451. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Employment Schemes
452. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Properties
454. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in... - Business Supports
455. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended to review the qualifying criteria for the power up grant and consider allowing some unsuccessful applicants to be... - Agriculture Supports
456. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the status of payments made by Microfinance Ireland to farmers, detailing the number, value and... - Official Travel
457. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight,... - Business Supports
459. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a business (details supplied) was refused a business support grant; if he will review this decision; and if he will make a... - Departmental Contracts
460. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland,... - Trade Relations
462. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the balance of trade with China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2080/25]
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