Parliamentary questions

352. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33639/25]

353. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33657/25]

354. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33675/25]

355. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures he will take to improve the consumer protections of home buyers arising from a case in County Meath (details supplied) and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33694/25]

356. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the most appropriate category under which a steel and plant hire company should apply for a critical skills employment permits for a metal fabricator who is a non-EU/EEA national; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/25]

357. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on his Department's engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism, and Employment on reaching an agreement to implement a resolution regarding the ICOB and power up grant appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33738/25]

358. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by his Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became part of the Minister’s Depar…

359. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the recommended pay increase for the contract cleaning industry will be approved by Government. [33938/25]

360. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are any new employment regulation orders which are under discussion for the contract cleaning sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33959/25]

361. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s policy on the disability equality training available for staff in the Civil Service; if this training includes information on reasonable accommodations and neurodiversity; if those in managerial roles are required to attend additional training on this subject; and if he will make a statement on the …

362. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the infrastructure projects being built or commissioned by his Department that are currently late in their delivery; and the infrastructure projects currently over budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34090/25]

363. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the date on which the planned Competitiveness Summit will take place; who will be invited to participate in this Summit; whether the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity will be announced in advance of or at this summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34149/25]

364. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he will approve the proposed Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee proposal for an Employment Regulation Order (27th February 2025) to increase pay in the sector to €14.10 per-hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34241/25]

365. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current vacancies, by job title, at Enterprise Ireland; and the expected timeframe for the filling of each, in tabular form. [34262/25]

366. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if, as part of preparation of the planned Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity, he has considered the proposals submitted by organisation (details supplied) on Irish business with digital compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34285/25]

367. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the planned timeline and steps involved in preparation of a new life sciences strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34290/25]

368. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has examined the capabilities of Irish businesses to implement market diversification, particularly in non-English-speaking markets; if new measures are being considered to support Irish business to enhance the necessary capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34292/25]

369. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs in counties Clare, Galway and Limerick in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the number of FDI jobs created and lost respectively in counties Clare, Galway and Limerick in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34426/25]

370. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount Discover Ireland has paid for advertisements on a platform (details supplied) in the past 12 months; if there is any oversight or control over which websites the advertisements are seen on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33744/25]

371. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide information on when the Employment Regulation Order (Contract Cleaning Industry Joint Labour Committee) 27 February 2025 will be signed into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34541/25]

1. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a list of companies operating in Ireland which are trading with or linked to companies located in occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/25]

2. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the targeted actions being taken by his Department to improve the employment rate of people with disabilities, considering that Ireland consistently lags behind the EU average in this area, our constrained labour supply, our obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabili…

3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on his action plan on competitiveness and productivity. [33466/25]

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]

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]