Written answers
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Data Centres
498. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the status of a national data centre policy; whether the Government is in the process of drafting it; when it... - Social Media
499. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the expansion of the Appeals Centre Europe to additional social media platforms is effective;... - EU Agreements
501. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has engaged with their French counterparts with regard to creating a blocking minority within the European Union to... - Work Permits
504. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of critical skills employment permits that have been granted for registered nurses, registered midwives, between... - Departmental Strategies
505. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to review, revise or update the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise... - Work Permits
506. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the refusal of the work permit renewal application for a person [details supplied]. [10605/25] - Employment Rights
507. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the options available to a person (details supplied) to remain working longer within the private sector; and if he will make a... - Construction Industry
508. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is aware that asbestos sheets had been used for the construction of the (details supplied), and if the Department... - Personal Injuries Assessment Board
509. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and value of claims by Gardaí who were injured during the course of their duties post-2022 that were processed by the... - Employment Rights
510. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a timeline for the raising of paid sick leave to seven days, and ultimately ten days; and if he will make a... - Business Supports
513. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if financial supports will be provided to businesses that suffered damage during storm Éowyn, similar to the humanitarian flood... - Departmental Bodies
514. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on recent reports on the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland in respect of threatened legal action; and if he will make a... - Work Permits
515. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify a matter regarding work permits (details supplied). [10878/25] - Departmental Bodies
518. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the costings for spending by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland on legal fees to date on this issue (details supplied);... - Departmental Staff
519. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before... - Business Supports
520. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 20 February 2025, the position regarding the departmental review of issues that arose in... - Departmental Regulations
521. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to examine the case for increasing the heavy goods vehicle/bus permit limit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Bodies
522. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reports of the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement... - Business Supports
523. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is a compensation package for businesses which had to close for a period due to storm Éowyn; and if he will make a... - Proposed Legislation
525. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the proposed omnibus legislation launched by the European Commission on February 26 2025; if he is concerned that... - Departmental Bodies
526. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take action to ensure price gauging practices are banned and added to the remit of the Competition and Consumer Protection... - EU Directives
527. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will set out a detailed pathway for the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive into Irish law;... - Artificial Intelligence
529. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the Government’s response to the latest recommendation of Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory... - Departmental Contracts
533. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11516/25] - Job Losses
534. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date on which he was contacted by and or engaged by a company (details supplied) in respect of job losses at the company; if so,... - Proposed Legislation
535. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking in relation to the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021; and if he will... - Ministerial Staff
536. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the annual amount claimed by special advisors attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020... - Trade Data
537. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to state or estimate the total value of imports originating in the Xinjiang province in China in each year from 2020 to 2024; and if... - Employment Rights
538. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce legislation to compel employers to pay employees at weekly or fortnightly intervals at most, to ensure employees... - State Bodies
539. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services... - Workplace Relations Commission
540. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding voluntary organisations into the remit of the WRC in view of an inquest verdict (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Bodies
541. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for... - Business Supports
545. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of grant-aid issued under the Power-Up grant for business to companies (details supplied), in tabular form. [12248/25] - Departmental Data
547. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of funding provided by Enterprise Ireland to companies (details supplied) from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [12253/25] - Artificial Intelligence
549. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under...
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