Questions

877. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to set up a cost of business advisory forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41002/25]

878. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to conduct a comprehensive review to assess the cost structures for SME and family-owned businesses to identify areas where costs can be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41003/25]

879. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to work with IDA Ireland to target at least half of IDA investments outside of Dublin and expand our network of advanced manufacturing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41004/25]

880. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to ensure that legislation and guidelines regarding the disclosure of commercial content by online influencers are up to date and effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41005/25]

881. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to continue to ensure employers make reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41006/25]

882. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current number of work permits allocated for motor-auto mechanics; the number therein of the car mechanic quota and of the HGV-bus mechanic quota that have been issued; if he has any plans to review those quotas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41020/25]

883. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agen…

884. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to explain how funding for Microfinance Ireland is accounted for in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025, given that only €1,000 is assigned to MFI while it approves several million euro in loans each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41081/25]

885. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there is any current legislation governing the operation of nail salons, including qualifications and hygiene regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41139/25]

886. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name all of the IDA client companies with operations in Drogheda, County Louth and in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41283/25]

887. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all of the IDA-backed client companies located in County Louth; to provide details of the number of whole-time equivalent employees at each IDA-backed firm in County Louth, as of 1 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/25]

888. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name all of the Enterprise Ireland client companies with operations in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/25]

889. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all of the Enterprise Ireland backed client companies located in County Louth; to provide details of the number of whole-time equivalent employees at each Enterprise Ireland backed firm in County Louth, as of 1 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41287/25]

890. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the €600 per week cap on statutory redundancy payments has not been reviewed and revised upwards in 20 years; if he will do so; if he will commit to then benchmarking the rate against annual wage growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/25]

891. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41502/25]

892. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41520/25]

893. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41538/25]

894. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/25]

895. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41574/25]

896. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41592/25]

897. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41610/25]

898. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits given out by country of origin and by sector every year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41648/25]

899. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to confirm that there are two-year warranties on electrical products on the European continent compared with one-year warranties here for the same product; the measures he will take to increase the duration of warranties on electrical products to bring them into line with Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4165…

900. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on a new EU Delegated Act (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222) that classifies nitrous oxide as harmful to reproductive health; if this will trigger a critical clause under the REACH Regulation (Entry 30, Annex XVII), that effectively prohibits the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public; and if he will make a st…

901. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff by job title and gender working in each Department within Fáilte Ireland as of 21 July 2025, in tabular form. [41880/25]