Questions

279. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will release a timeline on the publishing of the Government's action plan on the promotion of collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40671/25]

280. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports his Department has provided to SMEs to reduce the impact of tariffs on their businesses; if these supports were financial or non-financial; if they were targeted to particular sectors; and if they were targeted to SMEs or to all businesses, in tabular form. [40675/25]

281. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department have taken to mitigate job losses, job displacement, and lower levels of new recruitment due to the adoption of artificial intelligence, as reported (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40701/25]

282. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is collecting or tracking any data on labour displacement due to artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40702/25]

70. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he has taken to advance the Programme for Government commitment to examine ways to facilitate people who are on work permits to move jobs more easily and legally; whether he has brought this to the strategic migration policy unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40154/25]

71. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people on work permits who have changed employment in the past two years, broken down by month, occupation, and whether they are on a general or critical skills permit, in tabular form. [40168/25]

72. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is aware of the practice of agencies and employers charging workers recruited from overseas illegitimate recruitment fees in order to secure their employment; whether his Department plans to issue any guidance to permit holders on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40171/25]

415. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding put in place for the establishment of an AI observatory; whether any of that funding has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/25]

416. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the establishment of an AI office; whether this office will be an independent body; and the remit the office will have. [39103/25]

424. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the contact his Department has had with social media companies over the potential for AI chatbots on social media platforms to generate antisemitic or racist content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39470/25]

427. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland was supportive or critical of the ultimate position taken by the EU Council on the Omnibus package at the recent EU Council meeting regarding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39698/25]

428. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland raised the issue of harmonised civil liability, the need for enforcement of climate action plans, the deviation from a risk based approach, and provisions for stakeholder and trade union engagement during the adoption of the Council’s General Approach on the CSDDD as part of the EU simplification package; if not, the ration…

209. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38616/25…

370. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if, given the eight competent authorities for the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act announced in March, he will set out the specific regulatory bodies and market surveillance authorities responsible for each of the prohibitions (Article 5) and high-risk uses (Annex III) in the Act (details supplied), in tabular form; if he will clar…

307. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s position on regarding platforms as publishers to ensure better accountability for tech companies for the content they allow on their websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/25]

4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position regarding the introduction of alcohol labelling under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, in light of his recent comments citing halting the introduction of labelling as a potential measure for business in response to tariffs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33468/25]

13. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s position on the provisions currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive which may be subject to alteration or removal as part of the EU Omnibus package relating to the risk-based approach to due diligence, harmonised civil liability regime, the requirement to put into effect climate t…

60. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department have had any engagement at EU level on the ongoing case on the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive currently before the Court of Justice of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33160/25]

64. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the means by which the proposed change to the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive in the EU Omnibus proposals, which will result in the need to assess all tier 1 suppliers for compliance, but no risk-based assessment for the full supply chain, will reduce the regulatory burden on SMEs; and if he will make a …

84. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with stakeholders surrounding the proposed change to the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive in the EU Omnibus proposals, in particular details of engagements with environmental, human rights, and anti-trafficking organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33161…

252. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to elaborate on his position that alcohol labelling would impact competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33469/25]

253. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the aspects of the proposed Omnibus his Department is supporting and opposing at EU Level, with particular regard for the potential watering down of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; how he is ensuring better regulation and not deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33470/25]

441. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 345 of 4 March 2025 and 77 of 1 May 2025, the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability; if he will reconcile the conflicting responses given in wherein the Government both expresses support for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD…

442. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 4 March 2025 and No. 77 of 1 May 2025, if he will clarify the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability, given the conflicting responses; and if any human rights assessment of the Omnibus has been undertaken. [28936/25]

474. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he has figures on the number of workers making use of remote working and flexible working arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30725/25]