Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Human Rights
367. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that textiles, clothes or materials which are imported into Ireland are not made using forced labour... - Business Supports
369. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received reports of independent retailers facing closures in Cork city in 2024 to 2025 due to rising insurance... - Tourism Promotion
371. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Fáilte Ireland has considered a flagship anchor attraction for Cork city comparable to Kilkenny Castle or the Cliffs of... - Departmental Expenditure
372. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage... - Business Supports
373. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support the retail and hospitality sectors facing cost pressures; including through changes to VAT or PRSI, as signalled... - Employment Rights
374. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the options open to employees where employers are seeking to curtail remote working for existing employees, especially where... - Small and Medium Enterprises
378. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the updated SME test, published in July 2025, is implemented in practice; and if he will make a statement on the... - Enterprise Support Services
380. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of establishing the newly launched National Enterprise Hub in its first year and over the next four years; and if he will... - Business Supports
381. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans to provide a replacement for the growth and sustainability loan scheme after it expires on 30 June 2026; and if he will... - Work Permits
384. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average processing times for employment permits in 2025; the way this compares with the same period in 2024; and if he will make... - Enterprise Support Services
385. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the annual number of high potential start ups supported by Enterprise Ireland in the past decade, by year, in tabular form; and if he... - Industrial Development
386. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his Department or associated State agencies have facilitated site visits for prospective new owners of a former factory... - Work Permits
387. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the review of the critical skills occupations list and ineligible occupations list will take into consideration the availability... - Employment Data
388. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a breakdown of the sectors of employment that those on Stamp 2 visas are working, including the percentage earning on or below... - Work Permits
389. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment permits granted for bus drivers and lorry drivers during 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a... - Artificial Intelligence
390. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will commit to the establishment of a youth advisory panel in the establishment of the national artificial intelligence office;... - Trade Missions
391. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a trade and investment mission to Singapore will be scheduled before the end of 2025. [51840/25] - Work Permits
392. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average time for processing employment permit appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51944/25] - Industrial Relations
395. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the action plan on collective bargaining; the timeline for the completion of the action plan; the timeline for the... - Departmental Bodies
396. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list, maintained by the IDA, of the 25 North Carolina-headquartered companies with operations in Ireland; and if... - Industrial Development
397. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the announced €150 million facility (details supplied) in Blarney, County Cork, the timeframe for capital drawdown;... - Business Supports
398. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the policies he is implementing to support small businesses, especially in the hospitality sector; the assistance he is providing to... - Enterprise Policy
399. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures he is taking to support the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52116/25] - Business Supports
400. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a grant is available to a business (details supplied) [52118/25] - Departmental Data
401. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide estimates of consumer spending on e-commerce in the State and on e-commerce purchases from companies located outside the... - Consumer Rights
402. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will take to rectify the imbalance in obligations for product take-back and recycling between domestic retailers and...
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