489. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of regulations his Department plans to reduce, streamline or repeal in order to improve competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/26]
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490. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether, in light of the EU–India free trade agreement and associated EU mobility signalling, his Department has assessed the projected impact on employment permit application volumes by sector and nationality in 2026–2027; whether any expansion or adjustment of Critical Skills or General Employment Permit eligibility is planned; whethe…
491. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title and gender, working in each Enterprise Ireland offices outside of the State, by location, as of 3 February 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9836/26]
492. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title and gender, working in each IDA offices outside of the State by location, as of 3 February 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/26]
493. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if funding can be sourced to support the not-for-profit organisation (details supplied) to construct a new build extension to their present location, which will cost €2.5 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10017/26]
494. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department supports the creation of a new EU-wide legal statute, the "Innovative European Company" (as per the Draghi report on EU Competitiveness) to allow Irish start-ups to operate across the single market under harmonised corporate and insolvency rules; and if so, when he plans to introduce this.; and if he will make a state…
495. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position on the creation of a Vice-President for simplification at the EU level; if he plans to commit to a single methodology to quantify the cumulative cost of new regulation on Irish businesses, as per the Draghi report on EU Competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10065/26]
496. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10153/26]
497. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether concerns regarding contradictions or omissions in a parent company 2024 audited accounts (details supplied) have been brought to the attention of the Corporate Enforcement Authority, and whether these matters are being examined. [10228/26]
498. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has received complaints that a company (details supplied) has altered franchise terms or operational conditions without consultation or agreement from franchisees, and whether stronger franchise-law protections are required. [10229/26]
499. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether franchise associations linked to a company (details supplied) are subject to any regulatory oversight; and whether concerns have been raised regarding their effectiveness in representing franchisee interests. [10230/26]
500. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has received complaints relating to allegations of bullying, coercion, intimidation, or unfair treatment of franchisees or workers, of a company (details supplied); and the company protections that exist for individuals raising such concerns. [10231/26]
501. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Workplace Relations Commission has received complaints or cases relating to workers or franchisees (details supplied) concerning employment rights, misclassification, or unfair treatment. [10233/26]
502. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether concerns arising from a franchise model (details supplied) will be considered as part of any planned reform of franchise regulation, including statutory protections for franchisees and transparency obligations for franchisers. [10234/26]
503. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he and or officials attached to his State aid unit reviewed and or scrutinised a decision of ISIF to support a company and the subsequent evolution of the investment (details suppled). [10444/26]
504. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams open to scouting organisations. [10402/26]
505. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding supports currently available through her Department to support scout units and groups with dens; the way in which her Department is strengthening the local community presence and long-term viability of scouting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8691/26]
506. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a special class that was pre-sanctioned by the National Council for Special Education in December 2025, in respect of a primary school (details supplied); to confirm whether her Department’s buildings unit has carried out, or is scheduled to carry out, a visit to assess any required building adaptations or modular accommodation; if t…
507. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9123/26]
508. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application was received through Parents Notify before the 1 October 2025 deadline for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9124/26]
509. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Parents Notify portal will be reopened in advance of the 2026/2027 school year for parents who may have missed the 1 October 2025 deadline, are therefore unable to get a letter of eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9125/26]
510. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to allow people contracted by Bus Éireann to drive buses for children with additional needs to continue to do so after they reach 70 years-of-age; her views on the current policy; the engagement her Department has had with Bus Éireann on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9127/26]
511. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department, alongside the Department of Transport, could ensure that capacity issues are addressed ahead of the next academic year to ensure there are enough bus providers for schools to ensure students that meet criteria get a bus place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9128/26]
512. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9129/26]
513. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9130/26]