Parliamentary questions

31. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on encouraging diversification, research and development in the business sector. [33192/25]

32. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the progress made to date under Powering Prosperity – Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, which was launched by his Department in 2024. [33052/25]

33. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific timelines and performance indicators that will be used to measure the effectiveness of the recently announced small business unit, in simplifying access to grants and supports, ensuring SME input into legislation through the SME test, and enhancing Local Enterprise Office resourcing; and if he will make …

34. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a new mid east enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33033/25]

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]

36. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a new northeast regional enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33043/25]

37. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the initiatives he is taking to support tourism and hospitality in County Louth and the northeast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33044/25]

38. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions his Department is taking to progress and prioritise the Irish National Semiconductor Strategy in order to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the European Chips Act. [31570/25]

39. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a new midlands regional enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33050/25]

40. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will speak out against the watering down of the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive so that important human rights and environmental clauses are not weakened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33031/25]

41. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the implementation of an appeals system for the power-up scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32907/25]

42. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will introduce any policy initiatives to reduce the level of 'daytrip' coach tourism from Dublin to the west of Ireland, so that it can be replaced with slower forms of tourism that include overnighting and longer stays in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32782/25]

43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the analysis undertaken of the activities of a company (details supplied), which company continues to generate profit from tourism to illegal settlements, deemed illegal under international law; if he is concerned that despite the ruling by the International Court of Justice in July 2024 that Israel's occupatio…

44. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the engagements he has had with a view to job creation and retention in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33205/25]

45. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of dual-use export licence applications, in respect of end-users in Israel, approved by his Department by quarter in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number refused in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32970/25]

46. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of SMEs which have closed in the State in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32561/25]

47. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement there has been with his Department, State agencies and Department counterparts in the North, on the issues impacting cross border employment and enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/25]

48. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the targeted supports he is considering to help small and local businesses remain viable in rural towns and areas like Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33214/25]

49. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the expected timeline for developing a national life sciences strategy to ensure competitiveness in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/25]

50. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an overview of funding available to businesses for climate and energy efficiency measures. [33193/25]

51. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the accommodation capacity available to the tourism sector; the number of bed nights in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33204/25]

52. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs in Meath currently supported by Enterprise Ireland and by the IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33034/25]

53. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has considered the establishment of a workers' co-operative development unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33194/25]

54. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a new southeast regional enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32998/25]

55. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a new northwest regional enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33146/25]