Questions

276. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the Government data centre in Backweston; the timeline for when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13526/26]

277. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief measures his Department has put in place for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13583/26]

278. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the list of all flood relief and flood risk management projects in County Mayo since 2020, by each project: the name and location of the project; the total approved budget and amount spent to date, including maintenance and ongoing operational costs; whether the project is in planning, under co…

279. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on Ireland’s national assessment of areas at risk from sea-level rise over the next 20–50 years, including coastal counties and vulnerable communities; to specify what coastal adaptation or resilience measures (hard engineering, nature-based solutions, or managed retreat st…

280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from his Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13924/26]

281. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the initiatives he or his Department or associated State agencies have taken to encourage prospective new owners to establish a business at the former factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13432/26]

282. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the review of the critical skills occupations list and ineligible occupations list; whether the review will take into consideration the availability of housing in addition to the needs of the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/26]

283. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline a…

284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has conducted, commissioned or received any regulatory impact assessment, economic modelling or internal policy analysis since 1 January 2021 examining the cumulative administrative and compliance costs arising from customs declarations, tariff classification requirements, VAT registration obligations or brokerage…

285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has estimated the average per-parcel administrative cost incurred by Irish SMEs exporting low-value consignments to (a) the United Kingdom and (b) the United States, including customs declarations, intermediary brokerage fees, VAT compliance and associated documentation; and if no such estimate has been undertaken…

286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has engaged with the Revenue Commissioners regarding simplified customs procedures or reduced administrative burdens for micro-exporting SMEs reliant on parcel trade; the dates and nature of any such engagement; and whether specific policy proposals have been developed arising from those discussions [13708/26]

287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department holds data or has conducted analysis on the number or proportion of Irish SMEs for whom small-consignment parcel exports constitute their primary export channel; and if so, the findings of that analysis. [13709/26]

288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Cost of Business Advisory Forum established in June 2025 has specifically examined customs compliance costs, parcel export brokerage fees, or international e-commerce administrative burdens as part of its remit; and if so, whether recommendations have been made or are under consideration by Government [13710/26]

289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the forthcoming Enterprise 2035 strategy will contain specific measures aimed at reducing customs-related compliance costs for SMEs engaged in cross-border parcel trade; and if he will outline any draft policy proposals currently under consideration [13711/26]

290. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on current and planned tourism investment along the Wild Atlantic Way, including Fáilte Ireland and Shared Island Fund support; to specify what funding has been allocated for protection, restoration, and enhancement of landscapes and natural heritage along the route; to outline the process for prioritising projects…

291. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports being made available to workers facing redundancy at a factory (details supplied); the progress on a possible replacement company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13769/26]

292. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has undertaken any research on the four-day working week; if he will publish that research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13770/26]

293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update in regards to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/26]

294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position on the proposed €450 billion allocation for competitiveness and R and D in the Multiannual Financial Framework to address the EU's competitive gap with the US and China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13822/26]

295. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the Government plans to introduce legislative measures to increase transparency and auditability of recommendation algorithms used by major online platforms operating in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13842/26]

296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued in 2025 by sector; whether each sector is classified as experiencing a verified skills shortage; and whether an updated labour market needs analysis has been completed for 2026 permit quotas. [13866/26]

297. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amount paid out in flood compensation from the Vote allocation of his Department each year since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13909/26]

298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on efforts to secure alternative employment at a manufacturing plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/26]

299. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the reduction of three SNA posts at a Kildare school (details supplied), when the NCSE review was supposed to pertain to only one above-SERC post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13438/26]

300. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason her Department’s Circular 11/95 includes a State-mandated break time for primary schools, but not for post-primary schools, which is becoming an issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13443/26]