Questions

328. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 25 February 2025, the timeframe for which the title issue, for the adjoining property devolved to the State, will be resolved, to allow for disposal on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9570/25]

329. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle in the next 12 months; if these works include a new visitor centre, a lift and a working kitchen; if these works are not included in the schedule, if they are being planned for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [96…

330. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the installation of eco-toilet facilities in the Phoenix Park for public use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9783/25]

331. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of concerns that professional and technical grades are not currently included in the civil service mobility scheme; if he will amend this deficiency as a matter of urgency and provide the rationale for the exclusion of professional and technical grades from the scheme; and if he will make a …

332. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9042/25]

333. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-sponsored client visits to the IDA land at Ballingarrane, Clonmel for the calendar years 2023 and 2024; the steps the IDA will take to find an enterprise for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/25]

334. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9057/25]

335. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to administrative issues and misclassifications causing a number of businesses to be unable to avail of the increased cost of business grant; if an appeals system will be put in place to ensure those businesses can avail of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9242/25]

336. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work he is engaging in to support the growth of the Letterkenny-Derry economic corridor; his plans for economic cooperation in the northwest over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9262/25]

337. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work of the IDA in the northwest from 2016 to date, including its cooperation with Invest NI to promote investment and job creation in the cross-Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9263/25]

338. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work underway to create a skills network across the northwest cross-Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9264/25]

339. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to deliver balanced regional development and economic growth in the northwest cross-Border region, working in cooperation and partnership with his Ministerial counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9265/25]

340. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the extreme weather event assistance scheme will be established; who will qualify for support under this scheme; if assistance will be granted to businesses, clubs, farmers and others affected by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9292/25]

341. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the multiplier effect of the hospitality sector; if he will outline any recent analysis or initiatives aimed at maximising this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9315/25]

342. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Companies Governance Enforcement Regulatory Provisions Act 2024 can be retroactively applied from the date the Act was signed, to a business that has had a one-off late filing of year-end annual accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9357/25]

343. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has had to pause the certification of in-vitro medical devices and products; what actions have been taken by the NSAI to address the reasons for this pause; when the process will be permitted to commence again; if he is concerned that the pause will impact on Ireland's reputation…

344. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Laois that applied for the Power Up grant; the number of the applications that were successful; the total value of the grants approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9451/25]

345. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the EU omnibus legislation which severely risks undermining critical sustainability legislation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; if he agrees that the omnibus would undermine the EU’s efforts to tackle corporate impunity and to prevent human rights and environmental…

346. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an overview of grants awarded to hospitality businesses from 2019 to 2024, by region, by grant scheme name and total funding allocated per year; the overall operational status of businesses that received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/25]

347. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the recruitment campaign for a new CEO at Enterprise Ireland is being advertised outside of the State or just within the State. [9593/25]

348. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will conclude its investigation into a matter (details supplied); the reason the investigation has taken so long; when the HSA will return machinery to the owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9666/25]

349. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9672/25]

350. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received notification of a collective redundancy in a company (details supplied); if he will publish a list of companies that have notified his Department of a collective redundancy in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9789/25]

351. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the consultation process on the employment regulation order governing the security industry will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9796/25]

352. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education the case for reassignment of funds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9461/25]