Written answers
Monday, 8 September 2025
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Data Centres
663. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to respond to media reports of data centres located in Ireland being used to "plan deadly airstrikes and shape military operations"... - Trade Missions
664. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trade missions undertaken to Asian countries in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Co-operative Sector
666. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the work being carried out to support the formation of community-led cooperatives; and if he will make a statement on the... - Civil Service
668. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any assessment has been carried out of the economic value of remote working to the economy; if so, the value determined; and if he... - Small and Medium Enterprises
669. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the total number of business closures recorded in the State since 1 April 2025, disaggregated by industry sector and... - Public Sector Staff
676. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to include public sector workers during the permit process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44939/25] - Co-operative Sector
677. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to Bring forward an updated legal framework for the co-operative model to... - Patent Applications
678. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding or practical supports available for entrepreneurs looking to make EU wide patent applications for new technologies like... - Tourism Industry
679. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that will be implemented to increase tourism business through direct investment or the introduction of specific... - Work Permits
680. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he will take to address an unresolved matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45145/25] - Employment Rights
681. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the Workers Rights Commission regarding the protracted follow-up to a case (details supplied); and if he will... - Flexible Work Practices
682. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any concerns around the recent announcement of changes to the hybrid working policy of a company (details supplied), and... - Recycling Policy
683. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding any engagement his Department has had with the supermarket sector to encourage the reduction in the use of... - Business Supports
684. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the appeals process for the increased cost of business grant and power up grant, the timeframe when businesses will receive... - Consumer Protection
685. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assess adopting France’s shrinkflation disclosure model; and report to the Oireachtas on options to require... - Ticket Booking Fees
688. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a cap on event ticket prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45762/25] - Alcohol Sales
689. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the legal metrology (intoxicating liquor) regulations that restrict licensed premises to serving draught beer and... - Business Supports
692. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the increased cost of business grant and power up grant; if dentists that have retail aspects are categorised... - Rental Sector
695. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of residential properties currently listed as short-term rentals on platforms (details supplied); and the percentage of... - Youth Unemployment
696. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of youth unemployment at 12.2% more than double the national average, the steps the Government will take to prevent a lost... - Legislative Measures
697. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 will come into effect, whether the... - Trade Relations
698. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns of business owners that engage in trade with the United States in view of the increased... - Departmental Expenditure
699. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular... - Departmental Data
700. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; the number of persons employed directly by... - Departmental Properties
701. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial... - Employment Rights
702. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to require employers to furnish references to employees upon request; and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Measures
703. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made on the review of the eligibility criteria for the insolvency payment scheme, which Bill was referred... - Work Permits
704. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the average processing time for employment permit appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46593/25] - Ports Policy
705. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the development of new cruise berths in Dublin; and his views on the way in which this could support the growth of... - Business Supports
708. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications and approvals for the grow digital voucher in each of the 12 months from September 2024 to August 2025, in... - Trade Promotion
709. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that Failte Ireland are taking to promote Christmas food markets; and the budget allocation for the promotion of these... - Workplace Relations Commission
710. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE inspectors by grade working in the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular... - Consumer Protection
711. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to hold online sellers and marketplaces, including those based outside Ireland, to the same standards and... - Low Pay Commission
717. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the economic impact assessment of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to abolish sub-minimum rates of pay has been... - Haulage Industry
718. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of significant truck driver shortages reported in Cork, up to 40 vacancies locally, the measures that will be taken to... - Financial Services
719. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to stimulate investor confidence especially in high-growth sectors in Cork and the Munster region with Q2... - Artificial Intelligence
720. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 29 July 2025, the data and research his Department has to support the answer regarding... - European Union
721. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given the eight competent authorities for the EU AI Act announced in March, if he will set out the specific regulatory bodies and... - Tourism Industry
722. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the reviews, reports, research and data his Department has available and which it has commissioned or directly undertaken... - Business Supports
723. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clarify how MicroFinance Ireland’s funding is accounted for in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025; and... - Enterprise Policy
727. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the steps being taken to ensure that Ireland remains a global centre of excellence for aircraft leasing; and if he... - Tourism Promotion
728. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason, Rathcroghan given the significance of it to the origins of Halloween, it was excluded from the recently launched... - Strategic Infrastructure
730. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress on establishing strategic spares for the water system, the electricity grid, including transformers, pumps and bearings;... - Enterprise Policy
731. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has assessed the feasibility of establishing a modest electric arc furnace using domestic scrap to produce rebar or... - Employment Support Services
733. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the up-to-date position regarding the measures that will be implemented by his Department and by statutory agencies under the remit... - Capital Expenditure Programme
734. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 933 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information... - Tourism Industry
736. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress of the Shared Island Tourism Destination initiatives including Carlingford Lough, Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark and Sliabh... - Residency Permits
737. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average processing time of critical skills employment permits per year from 2021 and to date in 2025; the breakdown per sector of... - Small and Medium Enterprises
738. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to SMEs to meet new cyber security and NIS2 obligations; the number of firms assisted in 2023 and 2024; and if... - Recycling Policy
739. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total grants awarded to recycling and re-manufacturing projects since 2020; the value and volume in each year, in tabular form;... - Departmental Strategies
740. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for the publication of the new Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity; if stakeholder engagement has...
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