952. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the work his Department has done to increase cross-Border tourism; if any work is underway to market the Newry, Mourne, Gullion, Cooley and Dundalk areas as a tourism destination within Ireland’s Ancient East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43438/25]
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953. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the work being done by his Department and any engagement with other Departments and Government agencies to address concerns around issues such as AI, social media algorithms, disinformation and cybersecurity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/25]
954. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the work being done by his Department and any engagement with other Departments and Government agencies and companies to build a strategy for the utilisation of AI for enterprise innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/25]
955. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the data available and its sources to support the case that alcohol labelling will economically damage the drinks sector in Ireland; to provide any evidence and its sources that such labelling has negatively impacted the sale of alcohol in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43597/25]
956. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43658/25]
957. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/25]
958. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the introduction of Fáilte Ireland's short-term letting register; to outline the enforcement measures that will be in place in cases of non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43724/25]
959. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on plans to deliver collective bargaining legislation for Irish workers, as per the recommendations of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43725/25]
960. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of short-term lets in operation in Dublin, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43726/25]
961. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated full-year cost of introducing two new bank holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43727/25]
962. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the exploratory work carried out by his Department in respect of introducing a four-day working week; if he plans to meet with an organisations (details supplied); if there has been any communication between his Department and the organisation since the initial commitment made by the Government in 2021 to fund additional research in thi…
963. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work being carried out to progress the Co-Operative Societies Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43729/25]
964. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports being put in place to support the formation of community-led co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43730/25]
965. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department's position on the Oireachtas joint committee on enterprise report on the EU Omnibus proposal; if the Government will use the report at the EU level to advocate for the protection of environmental and human rights safeguards in the supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43770/25]
966. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in the context of proposals for an AI observatory and the clear impact of AI on the employment market demonstrated in independent research, the concrete actions he will take to pre-empt and mitigate the displacement of labour by AI, particularly in more lucrative industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43889/25]
967. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he has done any independent research or assessment on the impact of the 9% VAT for hospitality on the retention of jobs and the affordability of hospitality services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43890/25]
968. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the lack of collective bargaining agreements or collective bargaining coverage in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/25]
969. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the low pay and poor working conditions prevalent in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43892/25]
970. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employees employed in sectors that would benefit from a reduction in VAT to 9%, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44077/25]
971. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the reopening of the second autism class in a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40713/25]
972. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school transport can be provided to a child (details supplied) in view of their need for same on medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40714/25]
973. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff who work in early intervention classes across the State. [40741/25]
974. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing staff in early intervention classes by 5%, up to a maximum of 50%. [40742/25]
975. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of expanding the home school community liaison scheme by 5%, up to a maximum of 40%, in DEIS urban band one schools. [40743/25]
976. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of expanding the home school community liaison scheme by 5%, up to a maximum of 40%, in DEIS schools. [40744/25]