Questions

358. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any review of the requirement for company directors to make publicly available their name, date of birth, personal residential address and a copy of their signature; and if he is concerned about the implications on their privacy as a result of this requirement. [68533/26]

270. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the key measures taken in the area of business regulation and simplifying administrative burdens since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53469/26]

62. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is engaging with large multinational tech employers to ensure they provide adequate redundancy packages, career-transition assistance, and transparency around future workforce plans. [46178/26]

189. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to simplify regulation and improve the ease of doing business in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45440/26]

201. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is pursuing any initiatives to reduce red tape for SME’s in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45636/26]

709. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will liaise with the Minister for Social Protection, and the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, on the possibility of streamlining the online statutory reporting facilities operated by the Companies Registration Office, the Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) and the Charities Regulatory Authority (d…

241. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on whether the existing situation with regard to the sale of tickets to concerts, sports matches and other events, predominantly by a single company (details supplied) amounts to a monopoly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23223/26]

242. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on whether the existing situation with regard to the sale of tickets to concerts, sports matches and other events, predominantly by a single company (details supplied) is in breach of competition rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23224/26]

243. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any engagement he has had with a company (details supplied) in relation to the provision of fair market competition in the sale of tickets to concerts, sports matches and other events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23225/26]

244. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he is taking to ensure that there is a fair and competitive market regarding the sale of tickets to concerts, sports matches and other events, predominantly by a single company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23226/26]

49. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is assessing the provisions of the EU omnibus simplification package; concerns arising out of the assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11692/26]

163. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way he is ensuring that small and micro-businesses are not disproportionately affected by regulatory burdens compared to larger multinationals. [1727/26]

208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the key measures taken in the area of business regulation and simplifying administrative burdens during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73151/25]

178. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the volume and sectoral profile of commercial property acquisitions by overseas investment groups in the past five years; the assessment his Department has carried out of the impact of such acquisitions on local enterprise, competition, and community ownership; and whether policy measures are being examined to safeguard Irish business c…

37. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to enhance the business regulatory environment by removing unnecessary regulatory or administrative burdens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62078/25]

215. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on when definitive clarification and guidance will be issued to the Irish steel sector regarding the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), including the expected structure of pricing/tariffs, and quota arrangements; if he will address concerns that steel suppliers may be in a position to procure s…

570. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to regulate the beauty industry and his engagement to date with beauticians and salon operators regarding same. [57780/25]

279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on that of an organisation (details supplied) that changes in our regulatory environment are critical to a more competitive business environment; that a well-designed and enforced regulatory environment is a critical feature of a modern, complex economy and can boost growth in living standards; that there are opportunities wit…

6. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action he is taking to simplify business regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51027/25]

69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of collective notices of redundancy received by the Department from January 2024 to August 2025 from American companies or subsidiaries of US companies operating in the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50112/25]

5. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the work of the cost of business advisory forum. [33467/25]

35. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for the latest update on the commitment to undertake a look-back exercise to identify regulations that are now redundant, to reduce unnecessary red tape and the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/25]

61. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will clarify the concrete steps Ireland is taking at Council level regarding the Omnibus proposals (COM 80 and COM 81) to defend the core provisions of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), including the retention of a risk-based due diligence approach and access to justice measures; if he will exp…

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 …

71. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is undertaking a look-back exercise to identify business regulations that are now redundant to reduce unnecessary red tape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33046/25]