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Peadar Tóibín Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
51. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total sum outstanding from current and former Ministers and officeholders arising from pension under-deductions. [35536/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of former Ministers and officeholders who have not yet entered into repayment agreements. [35537/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
53. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the deadline set for the recovery of all monies owed. [35538/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
54. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any enforcement action will be taken where individuals fail to engage. [35539/26]
Ann Graves Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
55. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will reinstate the 'half day Christmas shopping' for public servants, which was a bonus each year on top of their annual leave allowance, but subsequently removed during the Haddington Road agreement. [35587/26]
Peter Roche Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
56. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a list of all capital projects delivered under the National Development Plan and otherwise within the remit of his Department, including the Office of Public Works, which have been completed on time and within budget in Galway in each of the past five years, in tabular form; an…
Pearse Doherty Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of public sector workers on WTE that will benefit from any public sector pay agreement. [35675/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a 1% annual pay increase in the public sector. [35676/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a €1,000 flat rate annual pay increase in the public sector. [35677/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
60. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a comprehensive list of major capital projects over the past 20 years on which public funds have been expended but which have not yet progressed to construction or completion, and to detail the total expenditure incurred on each. [35689/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
61. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total public expenditure over the past 20 years on capital projects that have not been delivered, including those that have failed to progress beyond planning stage, and to provide a list of such projects and the associated costs. [35690/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
62. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of the liquidation of a company (details supplied), and the reported financial difficulties experienced by the company since 2024; the number of investors believed to be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35691/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
63. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that approximately 1,600 investors, many of whom are former employees of a company (details supplied) from the Fingal area, may be affected by the liquidation of a company; and if any engagement has taken place with regulatory bodies regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35692/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
64. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the oversight that exists in relation to the ongoing liquidation of a company (details supplied), appointed in January 2026; whether he has concerns regarding the level of communication being provided to affected investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35693/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
65. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if any assessment has been carried out into claims from investors that assets connected to Arena Capital Partners may be being sold at significantly undervalued prices during the liquidation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35694/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
66. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any investigation is planned or underway into the circumstances surrounding the collapse and liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35696/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
67. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to prepare for the implementation of the Digital Omnibus on AI, including how national planning is being aligned with the EU level timetable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35414/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
68. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department's assessment of the role of artificial intelligence in enabling increasingly sophisticated forms of online violence against women in public life, as highlighted by recent UN findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35416/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
69. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department's assessment of the regulatory, technical, and enforcement capacities required for Ireland to fully implement the EU AI Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35520/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
70. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current average waiting time for the examination of a trademark application by the Patents Office; the number of applications currently awaiting examination; and the steps being taken to reduce this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35588/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
71. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of trademark applications pending registration for more than six months; the measures, including staff recruitment or IT upgrades, aimed at accelerating throughput; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/26]
Peter Roche Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
72. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a list of all capital projects and programmes including those delivered through IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Fáilte Ireland which have been completed on time and within budget in GALWAY in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35654/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
73. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessment that has been carried out as to Ireland's exposure to supply chain disruption as a result of current conflicts in West Asia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35679/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
74. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the Government's definition of digital sovereignty and its approach to this issue at national and European level. [35680/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 13 May 2026 · to Enterprise
75. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with any State agencies or regulatory authorities regarding the impact of the liquidation of a company (details supplied) on former aviation sector workers and other constituents in the Fingal area [35716/26]