Parliamentary questions

421. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied) ceasing operations in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39320/25]

422. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his view on whether the statute of limitations in respect of admissibility of cases to the Workplace Relations Commission should be suspended for historic cases deemed significant to warrant examination; the policy implications of such a change; the rationale for maintaining the present time limitations; and if …

423. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 2 July 2025, the timeline on when he will make a decision on the proposals made by the Labour Court on 19 June 2025 for a new Employment Regulation Orders for the Security Sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39388/25]

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]

425. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if funding is available for businesses that have been subject to repeated water outages, roadwork diversions and power cuts. [39505/25]

426. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39606/25]

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…

429. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his opinion on the views expressed in the Annual Report 2024 of the Corporate Enforcement Authority under the heading "Renewal of Secondee Complement"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39722/25]

430. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the powers of the chief executive officer of the Corporate Enforcement Authority, particularly with reference to criminal investigations. [39736/25]

431. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he intends to appoint additional authority members to the Corporate Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39737/25]

206. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an appeal by a person (details supplied) that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38382/25]

207. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the scheme pr…

208. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he expects a new CEO for Failte Ireland to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38586/25]

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 tab…

210. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of the planned closure of a company (details supplied) affecting over 70 staff; the action he is taking to address the loss of Irish jobs and the apparent outsourcing to UK-based crews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38640/25]

32. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 10 June 2025, the position regarding the review of errors made under the increased cost of business grant and Power Up grant; to provide a timeline for when businesses will receive their payment if they were originally miscategorised; and if he will make a statement on the m…

33. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding a timeline for the completion of the departmental review of the administration of the power up grant scheme; the basis for the missed deadline in February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37998/25]

34. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 8 May 2025, when outstanding payments will issue in respect of applications under the 2024 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38042/25]

35. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule including the total number of notifications of proposed collective redundancies forms (Form CRN1) his Department have received; the total quarterly number of proposed redundancies contained therein on a quarterly basis from Q1 2016 to Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

36. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of the total number of jobs announcements he and his Department have issued to the press; the job creation numbers to which those relate, on a quarterly basis from Q1 2016 to Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38085/25]

354. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the timeline for the implementation of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; if the Minister will confirm when this legislation will be enacted; and if he will confirm that the necessary measures are being taken to ensure there are no delays to the Bill's enactment. [37853/2…

355. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of legislation for a referendum on Ireland’s membership of the European Unified Patent Court system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36981/25]

356. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s expenditure on hairstyling, make-up, personal grooming, and general cosmetic expenses, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [36992/25]

357. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s expenditure on beauticians, make-up artists or hairdressing professionals, stylists or personal shoppers, specifying if such expenditure was on a contract or retainer fee basis, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [37012/25]