Parliamentary questions

323. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department considered supporting the re-development of a sugar processing industry in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36094/25]

324. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment since the removal of sea fishers from the list of non-approved occupations for the general employment permit in July 2024, the number of applications for such permits made by fishing vessel owner employers; the number of such applications granted by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…

325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the appeal that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36160/25]

326. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the appeal that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36161/25]

327. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the appeal that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36162/25]

328. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the new Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36228/25]

219. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with supermarkets in relation to price increases. [35028/25]

220. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will address the inconsistency in advertising (details supplied) under the labour market needs test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/25]

221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 14 May, to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis, including the address, the days and times each is open to the public, any price payable for publ…

57. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he supports and if his Department has been involved in discussions surrounding, a proposal for an European Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive to create a rebuttable 'presumption of causality', which would assist musicians, performers and composers to vindicate their right to equitable remuneration fo…

58. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any stakeholder within the music sector lobbied the Government for the transfer of functions relating to dispute resolution of sound recording copyright from the Controller of Intellectual Property to the Circuit Courts in advance of the publishing of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 202…

59. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any stakeholder within the music sector lobbied the Government for erasing the role of licensing bodies from dispute resolution of sound recording copyright in advance of the publishing of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025; and to provide details of times, dates and participants in c…

60. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of applications made each year to the Controller of Intellectual Property in relation to sound recording copyright. [34566/25]

61. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the judicial competence that the Controller of Intellectual Property lacks regarding sound recording copyright that requires this function to be transferred to the Circuit Courts under his proposed Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025; and to clarify the reason the Controller's competence in other …

62. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set-out his Department's engagement and collaboration with an organisation (details supplied), including participation in advisory bodies and committees, and on trade missions; his views on how the work of the organisation could be further supported by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [345…

63. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out his plans to provide additional funding and to introduce changes to policy in order to support the new IDA Strategy 2025-2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34583/25]

64. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of the concerns of employees at a company (details supplied), if he will ensure the best possible support is provided by his Department and the industrial promotion agencies to secure the maximum possible level of employment in that company and protect the best interests of employees; and if he will make a s…

65. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the terms of reference of the procurement of what the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment recently referred to as an "in-depth research and analysis to provide a detailed view of the economic and societal benefits arising from data centres in Ireland"; and to outline which company has been cho…

66. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of works permits issued to persons from outside the UK and EEA intending to take up positions of dentists and dental nurses in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34732/25]

67. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE sales and marketing executives, by gender, employed by IDA Ireland as of 18 June 2025. [34733/25]

68. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to detail the efforts by agencies within his Department to attract an investor to operate a former factory (details supplied) in Rahoon, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/25]

69. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on a funding application (details supplied) to Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34786/25]

70. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the procedures in place to ensure disability liaison officers are adequately trained and held responsible for ensuring that no barriers exist that are preventing autistic individuals in the civil service from receiving reasonable accommodation in their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34861/25…

71. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the proposed omnibus amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); the safeguards that are in place to mitigate the potential negative impact of removing thousands of companies from their CSRD responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34994/25]

351. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he is taking to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly in areas such as Dublin Bay north; if he will outline how employers are being supported to create more inclusive and accessible workplaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33568/25]