433. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if, in light of the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied), any assessment was undertaken of the cumulative impact on small and independent employers of recent and planned increases in employment costs, including increases to the national minimum wage, employer PRSI, statutory sick leave and the introduction of pensio…
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434. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment If his Department has given consideration to a refundable tax credit for qualifying tourism infrastructure, modelled on Ireland’s existing film and digital games tax credits, to support investment in major visitor attractions. [73444/26]
435. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will clarify who made the formal decision to wind down the medical device certification division within the National Standards Authority of Ireland; the date it was approved; the specific mandate or Ministerial oversight that guided this action; and where is the impact assessment on MedTech contractors in rural Ireland. [73582/26]
436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 69365/26, if he is aware of this decision by the regulator to cap data centre power demand (details supplied); the way in which this will impact the Large Energy User Action Plan; the measures he is taking to ensure that his plans for data centre expansion do not place our energy grid at further risk of…
437. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an assessment was carried out by his Department of the impact on small and micro enterprises of the increase in the national minimum wage to €14.94 per hour from 1 January 2027, with particular reference to labour intensive sectors such as food production, hospitality and retail; if a regulatory impact assessment was prepared; if it …
438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department or the low pay commission has estimated the knock on effect of the increase in the national minimum wage to €14.94 per hour from 1 January 2027 on pay rates above the minimum wage, where employers must maintain pay differentials, and on consumer prices and inflation; if so, the findings; and if he will make a statement…
439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if targeted supports for small employers, such as adjustments to employer PRSI or other measures, were considered alongside the decision to increase the national minimum wage to €14.94 per hour from 1 January 2027; the measures considered and the reasons any were not proceeded with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73633/…
440. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a person (details supplied) who transferred from employment under a critical skills employment permit to a position with an organisation in 2025 required a new employment permit; and the options available to regularise their position if a permit was required but not obtained. [73723/26]
441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider the points raised in correspondence (details supplied) and allow for larger supports for bed and breakfasts especially in rural areas, where they support tourism and local employment. [73843/26]
442. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the extent to which he and or his officials have engaged with the Department of Infrastructure in Northern Ireland in respect of a reciprocal arrangement for smaller passenger vans (details supplied) and so on, to operate in each other's jurisdictions; if he has consulted with Tourism Ireland in respect of same; and if he has consult…
443. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether or not a cost-benefit analysis has been conducted regarding data centres in Ireland and how data centres benefit the country. [73726/26]
444. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the speeches given by the Ministers in his Department for the International AI Summit were written by civil servants or private consultants working within his Department. [74378/26]
445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued to the HSE as employer in respect of medical practitioners in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by permit type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74357/26]
446. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on implementation of the action in the 2025 Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity to “publish guidance and support for innovative companies on compliance with the EU AI Act and other sectoral regulations, with a particular focus on SMEs and startups. [74382/26]
447. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans for enhanced AI and digital vouchers proposed as part of the Intelligence:Applied Programme; and the way in which this initiative relates to the review of the grow digital voucher scheme and any proposals for enhancements to that scheme. [74381/26]
448. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the terms of reference and membership of the new National AI Literacy Taskforce established under the Intelligence:Applied Programme. [74380/26]
449. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider the introduction of a statutory framework and protection for collective bargaining, noting that an IHREC report (details supplied) found that there are no conflicting rights in the Irish Constitution that would prevent the Government from introducing such a framework. [73850/26]
450. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding competition, transparency and consumer protection within the private health insurance market. [74234/26]
451. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73978/26]
452. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74433/26]
453. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has made any recommendations to his Department in relation to improving transparency in the pricing and benefits of private health insurance policies; and if so, if he will provide details of any such recommendations. [74238/26]
454. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details on the €15 million package for rural pubs; and the way in which the package will work. [74202/26]
455. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special education classes in a location in 2023; and the expected number of special education classes to be in place in 2027. [73480/26]
456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance to school management authorities on their obligations under the Equal Status Acts in respect of students with dyslexia who are required to study a modern foreign language; whether a school's subject selection policy can be applied without consideration of a student's individual disability-related needs; and t…
457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures available to parents who believe that a post-primary school has refused to consider reasonable accommodation for a student with dyslexia in relation to the study of a modern foreign language; whether her Department can review or investigate the application of school policies in such circumstances; and whether she will issue national gui…