Parliamentary questions

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]

68. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will give detailed consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40057/25]

69. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans to extend the branding of our national tourism product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40060/25]

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]

73. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to develop an extreme weather event assistance scheme for community organisations and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40777/25]

404. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a trade mission to Australia is likely to take place before end of 2025. [39126/25]

405. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and d…

406. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/25]

407. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the SME unit; if not yet implemented, the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/25]

408. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the Short-term Letting and Tourism Bill; when he expects the Bill to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; if he has consulted with interested parties in respect of the Heads of Bill; if he has considered any substantial changes to the Heads of Bill, in light of consultation; the provisions of t…

409. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the regional breakdown of IDA supported FDI investment per region in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38835/25]

410. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he plans to develop additional tourism infrastructure in Mullingar to maximise the economic and cultural potential of its connection to the royal canal greenway and old rail trail greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38868/25]

411. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the efforts that are being made to increase export supports to assist in market development and diversification for the Irish drinks industry across established and emerging markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38979/25]

412. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the efforts his Department are making to support and focus on competitiveness for the Irish drinks sector, and ensuring a reduced regulatory burden at national and EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38980/25]

413. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE digital forensic specialists working for the Corporate Enforcement Authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39098/25]

414. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE digital investigation specialists, at the grade of higher executive officer level, within the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39099/25]

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]

417. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has met formally with the CEO of Tourism Ireland in the past four weeks. [39132/25]

418. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the budget allocation for the Workplace Relations Commission in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [39133/25]

419. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE social media and content executives, by gender that are employed by Fáilte Ireland in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39142/25]

420. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of grow digital voucher applications and approvals in each month from September 2024 to June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39169/25]