Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Staff
419. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE qualified architects and quantity surveyors employed by his Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular... - Departmental Properties
420. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of buildings owned by the OPW that have in excess of 50 car park spaces. [28965/25] - Civil Service
421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if previous employment experience is taken into account when determining salary scale entry points for people entering employment in the... - Office of Public Works
422. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW will carry out at Garda stations within DMR in the second half of 2025 where the costs of... - Departmental Funding
424. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be made available to Galway County Council to complete the takeover and refurbishment of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara,... - Civil Service
425. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons currently on a panel for Executive Officer post within Civil Service from the most recent EO Recruitment Campaign;... - Coastal Erosion
426. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will fund coastal erosion studies and data collection relevant to Ballinskelligs Bay and the subsequent protection of Waterville,... - An Garda Síochána
427. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 5 November 2024, if he will outline the progress made on the provision of a planned new... - Office of Public Works
428. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will urgently carry out clearance works to the stream at the rear of Market Hill, Ballymore, County Westmeath (details... - Mining Industry
429. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any request has been made by a Government Department or a company (details supplied) for a deferral or review of royalties as they... - Office of Public Works
430. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of addresses of all properties previously under the ownership or control of the Office of Public Works which... - Civil Service
431. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of candidates the Public Appointments Service intends to interview as part of the open and interdepartmental competition for... - Office of Public Works
432. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE qualified electricians and plumbers, by grade that are employed by the OPW in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular... - Capital Expenditure Programme
434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the major infrastructure projects that are planned for Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30450/25] - Flood Relief Schemes
436. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline a timeline of his Department’s plan to push tranche 2 flood schemes forward to tranche 1 in County Kilkenny... - National Development Plan
438. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30454/25] - Consumer Protection
440. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocation to Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [28912/25] - EU Directives
441. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 345 of 4 March 2025 and 77 of 1 May 2025, the Government’s position on the European... - Corporate Governance
443. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff employed at the Corporate Enforcement Agency, and the rank they hold; the number of staff vacancies that exist in... - State Bodies
446. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in Enterprise Ireland offices based in New York and Sydney as of 26 May 2025; and if... - Business Supports
448. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby businesses that qualify for the increased cost of business grant and power up grant... - Qualifications Recognition
449. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 22 May 2025, if he will consider the advertising platforms required to meet the labour... - Tourism Funding
450. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the funding allocated from the shared island fund in support of tourism; and the purpose of any such... - Employment Support Services
451. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of employment created to date since the jobs announcement in 2019; the level of State funding provided to a company... - Business Supports
452. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to supporting businesses to move away from women-only baby change facilities on their premises; and if... - EU Directives
453. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the timeline of the transposition process of the Platform Work Directive in Ireland; and if he will... - Work Permits
456. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to increase the number of work permits for people working here in the caring professions given the shortage of staff in... - Trade Data
457. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of exports to Israel for 2023 and to date in 2025, segmented by type of product; if any Department or agency exports... - State Bodies
460. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of current vacancies, by job title at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Inquiries
461. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will confirm with his counterpart in the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications whether an individual’s... - Artificial Intelligence
462. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the regulation of artificial intelligence Bill will be published in 2025. [29742/25] - National Standards Authority of Ireland
463. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the names of the members of the technical committees, TC 63 and TC 73 committees within the NSAI and the organisations, Government... - Enterprise Support Services
464. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a business (details supplied) is eligible to make an application for pre-seed start fund; and if he will make a statement on the... - Business Supports
465. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the planned scheme to support flour production in Ireland and if he will give a timeframe for the call for... - State Bodies
466. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of addresses of all properties under the ownership or control of IDA Ireland or Enterprise Ireland which... - Enterprise Support Services
467. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grant schemes or supports available for a small-scale enterprise in County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Industrial Disputes
468. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is aware of the threat to jobs from an industrial relations dispute at a company (details supplied); and if he will... - Tourism Schemes
469. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost if the budget for Tourism Ireland regional cooperative access scheme increased by 50%. [30407/25] - Tourism Promotion
470. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the importance and extent of tourism and trade links between Ireland and Argentina; and if he will make a statement on the... - Work Permits
473. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the renewal of a general employment permit (details supplied) will be expedited given the circumstances; and if he will make a... - Flexible Work Practices
474. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he has figures on the number of workers making use of remote working and flexible working arrangements; and if he will make a... - Small and Medium Enterprises
475. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the provisions his Department and bodies under its aegis have taken to assist SMEs in the case of an imposition of tariffs on the... - Tourism Policy
476. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department has examined the introduction of a Tourist Tax, in the context of similar measures being taken across Europe,...
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