493. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30476/26]
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494. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity which is being overseen by a Senior Officials Group chaired by his Department. [22421/26]
495. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity which is being overseen by a Senior Officials Group chaired by his Department. [22420/26]
496. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity which is being overseen by a senior officials group chaired by his Department. [22419/26]
497. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to secure a new investor or occupier for a former facility (details supplied) in Portlaoise, given its strategic importance as a major modern industrial asset, its suitability for food, pharmaceutical or advanced manufacturing use, and the risk of significant economic loss to the Laois region if the site remains i…
498. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the proposed Consumer Protection, Competition and Enforcement Bill 2026 will enable the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) to act more quickly against unfair business practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30553/26]
499. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific supports that are available through Fáilte Ireland to assist in the development and promotion of tourism infrastructure in County Laois and the wider Midlands region, in order to enhance regional visitor numbers and economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30554/26]
500. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether consideration has been given to targeted investment or incentive schemes to support the redevelopment of large-scale vacant or underutilised industrial sites for tourism-related uses such as food tourism, visitor centres, or experimental attractions in regional areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30555/26]
501. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued in each sector for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of persons on the live register or in receipt of jobseeker payments who possess the required qualifications or experience for those roles; the measures in place to ensure that employers are genuinely unable to recr…
502. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will make a …
503. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30614/26]
504. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30695/26]
505. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30713/26]
506. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30733/26]
507. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30750/26]
508. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30771/26]
509. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30793/26]
510. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30811/26]
511. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports for chartered ferry operators who provide tourism services in County Mayo rather than as a transport option to islands, in view of the recent fuel cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30831/26]
512. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30841/26]
513. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams available for schools to implement universal design for learning; the amount of funding that was provided in the past five years; and what that funding was spent on. [30110/26]
514. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite a positive response to a school transport appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29572/26]
515. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department maintains data on the number of students experiencing long-term absences; and if not, if there is a plan to start. [29574/26]
516. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure that attendance campaigns and supports for schools are inclusive of neurodivergence. [29575/26]
517. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address all of the serious concerns expressed by a person (details supplied) regarding the introduction of inclusion classes, with particular focus on the recommendations to pause implementation, explain the rationale for the changes and to outline the criteria for placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29580/26]