602. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and qualifications of staffing envisioned for the planned National Artificial Intelligence Office, when recruitment for these posts will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58930/25]
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603. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the Government’s plans to increase trade with EU partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57163/25]
604. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on IDA and Enterprise Ireland investment plans in Cork north central and the Mallow area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59037/25]
605. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for small and medium enterprises affected by high commercial rents in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59038/25]
606. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps which are being taken to attract new enterprise and investment to Mallow and to the north Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59039/25]
607. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for small businesses in Cork city struggling with rising energy and insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59040/25]
608. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Enterprise Ireland is supporting any start-up hubs or co-working spaces in Cork north central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59041/25]
609. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on implementation of the living wage; if it will be mandatory for public procurement contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59042/25]
610. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will review the operation of the national minimum wage to ensure that it keeps pace with inflation and cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59043/25]
611. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is ensuring decent work and fair pay in new green and tech industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59044/25]
612. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the living wage roadmap; the measures being taken to ensure compliance among public contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59045/25]
613. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will review a case relating to an employment permit for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the potential error can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59072/25]
614. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to rectify an error that has occurred with a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59083/25]
615. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the rules regarding State agencies permitting staff to earn flexi time credits while working remotely; whether there are any upcoming reviews of the rules around this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59108/25]
616. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of plans for Ireland’s membership of the European Unified Patent Court System; when it is expected a referendum on the subject will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59259/25]
617. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider asking Failte Ireland to standardise check in and check out times for hotels in Ireland (details supplied) [59472/25]
618. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Government’s 15-day prompt payment requirement applies to all payments made by Departments and agencies, including reimbursements or grant payments to community, voluntary and non-profit organisations; if not, to identify the categories of payments excluded; and to explain the rationale for this distinction. [59595/25]
619. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has undertaken any assessment of the decline in business confidence within our experience economy, as identified in the latest IBEC sentiment survey; and if he will outline the supports being considered to stabilise employment levels in this sector. [59626/25]
620. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department is taking to address the impact of sustained inflation, labour policy changes and wage pressures on hospitality and tourism-related enterprises, which employ over 330,000 people nationwide. [59628/25]
621. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the so-called ‘crisis mechanism’ within the European Defence Industrial Programme which would allow basic protections within the Working Time Directive to be suspended for arms companies, allowing them to override core workers’ rights provisions of EU law; and…
622. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details of the IDA Ireland client companies with operations in County Clare, in tabular form. [59919/25]
623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of the newly identified opportunity from the EU-India trade deal for Irish spirits exports, the targeted supports (grants, trade-missions, market-intelligence) that are being made available by his Department for Irish exporters, and specifically for medium and small-sized enterprises in Cork, to capitalise on this opportunity; a…
624. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has engaged with the National Council for Special Education on the potential implications of the new SNA guidelines for children with disabilities who no longer qualify for direct SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58692/25]
625. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current position on gender identity education in primary schools, in light of statements made by the former Minister for Children (details supplied) that primary school children should be educated about what it means to be transgender and that children under 16 might have pathways to self-declare their gender identity; and the steps Departments ha…
626. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason that despite clear local need, a recent application for a new UBU funded youth project was rejected for the CityWest/Saggart area; and if there will be new UBU funding going forward for this area giving its unique challenges. [60164/25]