James Geoghegan

402. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline any engagement he has had with industry on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; if his Department has conducted any industry surveys to assess the existence of such a trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73807/25]

403. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is considering the introduction of supports for new graduates unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73809/25]

404. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has modelled the number of jobs that might be lost or not created across different AI uptake and adoption scenarios; if he will provide a breakdown of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73810/25]

405. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits that have been issued by his Department to people working in artificial intelligence-related fields for each year since 2021; if he will provide a breakdown of this figure, by role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73811/25]

406. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department keeps a record of how much foreign investment was directed towards IDA- and Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in artificial intelligence-related activities; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures for each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73812/25]

407. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has modelled the amount of AI-related investment growth, FDI growth, and employment growth that Ireland will experience across different scenarios; if he will provide a breakdown of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73813/25]

408. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies that have received funding from the Disruptive Technologies Fund since its inception; the number of these companies that have been acquired since receiving funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73815/25]

409. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs which have been created in AI-related companies each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73825/25]

529. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to initiate a review of cost-rental income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73765/25]

530. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether people participating in HAP or the RAS are eligible to apply for cost-rental housing; the number of people participating in these programmes that have availed of cost-rental housing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73766/25]

531. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider granting the Land Development Agency greater compulsory purchase order powers, similar to those possessed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73767/25]

532. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of compulsory purchase orders that have been conducted to facilitate Land Development Agency activity since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73768/25]

533. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 25 November 2025, when he anticipates a conclusion or further update between Dublin City Council and Pembroke Beach DAC in respect of the delivery of affordable housing in this first phase, in accordance with the terms of the SDZ condition; if he can confirm that this will be concluded or announced within the first 3 months of 2026 or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73769/25]

535. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can detail, in relation to the affordable housing fund, cost rental equity loan scheme and secure tenancy affordable rental investment scheme, the names of each respective delivery partner currently awarded funding under one of those schemes or seeking funding under those schemes; the number of cost rental homes for which funding pursuant to each respective delivery partner funding application is sought under one of those schemes; the address of the developments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74161/25]

552. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is planning for a scenario where youth unemployment increases in certain sectors as a result of the roll-out of artificial intelligence; if his Department has identified any high-risk sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73802/25]

553. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering the introduction of supports for new graduates unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73803/25]

554. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; his views on whether there will be a need to introduce specific retraining schemes for new graduates affected by this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73805/25]

555. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline any engagement he has had with industry on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; if his Department has conducted any industry surveys to assess the existence of such a trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73806/25]

584. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employment (scientific researcher) visas which have been issued to workers in AI-related companies each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73826/25]

140. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask the National Transport Authority to address issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72662/25]

443. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to address employer concerns that the current funding model for culinary apprenticeships is not financially viable; whether the programme will be aligned with the support provided to other apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72661/25]

714. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of legal cases which have been issued against him in 2021 to date in 2025, by year, where the question of age verification in the context of international protection has been an issue germane to the legal proceedings; the type of proceedings issued, the reliefs made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71859/25]

764. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72562/25]

44. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for the passage and enactment of his Department’s Critical Infrastructure Bill; if he envisions this Bill being applied retroactively to stalled critical infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70228/25]

86. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the types of projects that will be deemed as “critical” under his new accelerating infrastructure action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70227/25]