Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Social Media
943. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he will examine the introduction of dedicated legislation regulating commercial influencers, including statutory advertising... - Artificial Intelligence
944. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he will legislate to require commercial images that have materially altered a person’s face or body, or that have been... - Online Safety
945. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether consideration has been given to prohibiting manipulative digital commercial practices aimed at children, including fake... - Foreign Direct Investment
946. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total level of Exchequer expenditure allocated to supporting foreign direct investment, relative to expenditure allocated to... - Artificial Intelligence
947. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department had with Irish writers, publishers and musicians regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on... - Programme for Government
948. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to “work to progress recommendations of the Shannon... - Job Losses
949. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether a collective redundancy notification has been received from a company (details supplied) under the Protection of Employment... - Climate Change Policy
950. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures in place to ensure that large-scale industrial developments, including data centres, operate in a manner that supports... - Tourism Industry
951. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to safeguard Ireland’s vibrant and essential tourism industry, particularly in regions such as County Kerry (details... - Departmental Data
952. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of exports from firms located in County Cork, broken down by sector and destination market, for each of the years 2022 to... - Trade Missions
953. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies from County Cork that participated in Enterprise Ireland supported trade missions in 2024 and 2025; the... - Departmental Data
954. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of exports from County Cork to the United States, United Kingdon, Canada, India, Australia and key ASEAN markets in each of... - Enterprise Support Services
956. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has given consideration to providing additional supports that are available to small businesses in Galway east... - Job Creation
958. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports being put in place to attract new employers to County Wexford and the surrounding region; and if he will make a... - Enterprise Support Services
960. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to ensure that rural enterprises and businesses in County Wexford remain funded; and if he will make a... - Intellectual Property
961. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to protect the copyright, intellectual property rights and economic livelihoods of Irish artists in the... - Ministerial Communications
962. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on a meeting (details supplied); who was in attendance; the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Projects
963. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department has completed an assessment of the potential for regional bioenergy clusters in counties with strong... - Work Permits
964. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review a work permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55159/26] - Departmental Funding
965. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when finance (details supplied) for SMEs will reopen for applications for the finance products they provide; and if he will make a... - Work Permits
966. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the current employment permit rules and criteria; if the employment length rule will be examined; his views on... - Consumer Protection
968. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections, investigations, compliance notices and prosecutions undertaken by the CCPC regarding undisclosed... - Job Losses
969. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of redundancies in an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin; if he will call on the company to fully engage with... - Employment Rights
974. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures in place to ensure that employers undertaking collective redundancies comply with their obligations under the Protection... - Wage-setting Mechanisms
975. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the action plan to promote collective bargaining required under Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages; the... - Departmental Budgets
976. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efficiency and reform proposals that his Department has submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public... - Departmental Data
977. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [55579/26] - Job Creation
983. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs which have been created in Dublin west by Enterprise Ireland during each of the past ten years, in tabular form;... - Corporate Governance
985. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE forensic accountants and enforcement lawyer posts that have been filled at Corporate Enforcement Authority as of 15... - Employment Rights
986. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanisms in place in an Irish context to prevent against targeted redundancy measures against certain cohorts of employees with... - Protected Disclosures
989. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken by his Department to ensure that genuine whistleblowers (details supplied) are not boycotted or deprived of... - Employment Rights
990. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if consideration has been given to producing guidance or minimum... - Departmental Regulations
991. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider introducing a statutory minimum implementation period between the signing of an Employment Regulation Order and... - Work Permits
992. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current average processing times for employment permit applications, renewals, and appeals; the actions being taken to reduce the... - Artificial Intelligence
993. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and proportion of staff who have completed AI-related training programmes since January 2024; the levels of training,... - National Standards Authority of Ireland
995. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the NSAI root cause analysis under the Housing Implementation Fund to identify constraints on the agrément... - State Bodies
997. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland plans to open an office in Abu Dhabi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56069/26] - Data Centres
999. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding any incentives or obligations under review within his Department that would support data centres in the use of... - Foreign Direct Investment
1002. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs in County Clare in each of the past five years. [56176/26] - Departmental Data
1003. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new businesses registered in County Clare in each of the past five years. [56177/26] - Tourism Industry
1004. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of tourism capital funding allocated to attractions in County Clare during each of the past ten years. [56178/26] - Departmental Data
1005. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Clare exporting goods and services with support from Enterprise Ireland. [56179/26] - Job Creation
1006. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking to create jobs in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56180/26] - Departmental Data
1007. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant industrial units in County Clare currently owned by State agencies. [56181/26] - Tourism Promotion
1009. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to tourism development projects in Donegal in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular... - Departmental Bodies
1010. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name of external security companies contracted by IDA Ireland to provide security personnel at its business parks; and the... - Local Authorities
1011. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is funding available for a local authority to develop a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Work Permits
1012. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the current 50:50 employment permits rule as it applies to the nursing home sector; if he will consider... - Employment Rights
1013. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to respond to a person (details supplied); if will consider legislation that would enforce such considerations; and if he will make... - Departmental Data
1017. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of publicly owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous... - Industrial Development
1018. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits to each county: the number of jobs in IDA client companies in each county, in each of the... - Departmental Contracts
1019. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the names of external companies that are contracted to provide cleaning and security personnel to his Department in the years of... - Export Controls
1020. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list each occasion on which the Department has stated that its examination of alumina exports to Russia was nearing finalisation... - Departmental Data
1021. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 14 July 2026, the data his Department relied in identifying the discrepancy between the... - Regional Development
1024. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of all successful applications from Cork county under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund and the smart... - Foreign Direct Investment
1025. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagements undertaken by IDA Ireland during 2024 and 2025 in seeking foreign direct investment opportunities for locations... - Tourism Promotion
1026. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans in place to enhance tourism infrastructure and visitor experiences along the N22 corridor between Ballincollig and... - Tourism Industry
1027. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of funding allocated in Cork county under sustainable tourism development programmes in each of the past three years; the... - Enterprise Support Services
1028. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives being undertaken to support enterprise development and commercial occupancy in the town centres of Macroom and... - Employment Data
1030. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors in Cork county currently experiencing the greatest labour and skills shortages; the measures being taken to address such... - Enterprise Policy
1031. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the implementation of the South-West Regional Enterprise Plan insofar as it relates to Cork county; the... - Agriculture Industry
1032. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for food, agri-tech and agri-business companies operating in Cork North-West; the number of enterprises that... - Food Industry
1033. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of capital investment assistance approved by Enterprise Ireland and other agencies under the remit of his Department for... - Agriculture Industry
1036. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to assist family-owned food manufacturing and agri-business enterprises with succession planning, digital... - Public Procurement Contracts
1043. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department... - Artificial Intelligence
1044. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the usage of artificial intelligence within his Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence within any... - Legislative Measures
1045. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department will consider introducing legislation to ensure money held by ticket platforms for live music events and... - Employment Rights
1046. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to address to the increasingly widespread use of fire and rehire practices and mass redundancies... - Work Permits
1049. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on an employment permit appeal application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Tourism Promotion
1050. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether, in light of the proposed changes to the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, Fáilte Ireland will increase its promotion of... - Job Losses
1051. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter regarding redundancies (details supplied) [57617/26] - Work Permits
1052. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding the occupation of healthcare assistant to the critical skills occupations list, in view of the continuing... - Job Losses
1054. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of reports that a manufacturing plant (details supplied) is due to close, resulting in job losses in a small rural... - Departmental Reviews
1055. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the review of the grow digital voucher scheme. [57836/26] - Export Controls
1057. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify the situation regarding the alumina plant in County Limerick; the steps being taken to ensure materials being exported... - Job Creation
1058. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the plans for development by the IDA on lands a locations (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Export Controls
1059. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of dual-use goods exports to Israel for the period 1 January 2025 to 1 July 2026, in tabular form. [58496/26] - Departmental Reviews
1060. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the expected timeline for the completion of the review of furniture fire regulations; if his Department has assessed the... - Fire Safety
1061. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has assessed the environmental impacts of continued reliance on petrochemical polyurethane foam and associated flame... - EU Presidency
1062. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a detailed breakdown of his Department’s budget for the EU Presidency; the details of any planned gifts for... - State Gifts
1063. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary... - Departmental Consultations
1064. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by his Department and all bodies under his... - Artificial Intelligence
1065. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an overview of the AI policy in place within his Department; if AI has been incorporated into any work streams; if AI is... - Ministerial Communications
1066. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he uses personal emails for Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58677/26] - Enterprise Support Services
1069. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the proposed reform of the Local Enterprise Offices; the details of the proposed reforms; the timeline for... - Business Supports
1070. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the recommendations included in the Cost of Business Advisory Forum Report; the impact these recommendations will... - Industrial Development
1071. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland client companies, IDA-supported jobs and IDA site visits in each county in each of the past ten years, in... - Enterprise Support Services
1072. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and value of Enterprise Ireland supports approved for companies in each county in each of the past ten years, together... - Workplace Relations Services
1074. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of reports by an organisation (details supplied) the measures he has taken to investigate these breaches and ensure workers... - Job Creation
1078. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration is being given to provide more grants targeted at creating employment or by directing investment to lesser... - Enterprise Support Services
1079. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports being considered for independent retailers in Galway East facing increased labour, insurance and energy... - Enterprise Policy
1085. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the work of the IDA in County Louth in the past 12 months, including the work done to try to prevent... - Economic Data
1086. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the state of sectors in the economy such as pharma, technology and med-tech; and if he will make a statement on the... - Enterprise Policy
1087. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work being done by his Department, in conjunction with other Departments, on the development of an all-Ireland enterprise hub;... - Tourism Promotion
1088. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work his Department has done to increase cross-Border tourism; if work is under way to market the Newry, Mourne, Gullion, Cooley... - Artificial Intelligence
1089. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work being done by his Department, and the engagement with other Departments and Government agencies, to address concerns around... - Tourism Funding
1091. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of tourism-related capital and current funding allocated to each local authority area in each of the past ten years, by... - Industrial Relations
1093. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made on the Action Plan to Promote Collective Bargaining since its publication; and if he will make a... - Tourism Promotion
1095. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline whether Fáilte Ireland has any plans to work with Cork City Council and local community organisations to... - Departmental Funding
1096. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the 100 non-governmental organisations that received the highest levels of public funding in the most recent year for which figures...
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