Parliamentary questions

252. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what the consideration price for the land sold in Greystones, for the purposes of the development of the Greystones media campus, was exactly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/25]

253. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any flexibility is allowed in determining eligibility for an employment permit, in relation to the advertisement period of 28 days required under the labour market needs test; if each application is determined fully on its merits; if fully qualified and eligible applicants applying for positions that are needed in…

254. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the process being put in place to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to "Examine ways to facilitate people who are on work permits to move jobs more easily and legally, while protecting the integrity of the immigration system"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/25]

255. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to address the delay with work permits issuing for HGV drivers; his response to a letter from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27668/25]

256. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the representations made by businesses and business groups to his Department on the housing crisis in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27706/25]

257. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the provision in the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal to deviate from existing international standards by doing away with the risk based approach to due diligence that it formerly championed and instead restrict the duty to direct suppliers, as an approach that experience from Germany shows ca…

258. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that the Government will follow countries such Spain and support a harmonised civil liability approach in current EU Council negotiations on the Omnibus so that the result of the Omnibus does not leave companies to face 27 different legal regimes to determine the repercussions of failing to conduct …

259. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will adhere to the Government’s climate related commitments and defend the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, requiring companies to put into effect their climate transition plans rather than allowing companies to set their own standards which has proven to lead to the point of climate catastroph…

260. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will defend the requirement to engage effectively with stakeholders including trade unions and civil society in current negotiations on the Omnibus as the Government did when it voted to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive rather than cutting so many of those who are central to detecting r…

192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26422/25]

193. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26491/25]

194. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Duffy-Cahill report. [26515/25]

195. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out any scoping on the potential increase to the administrative burden for SMEs as a result of the proposed move from a risk-based corporate due diligence obligation currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to a more onerous due diligence obligation exc…

196. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26551/25]

197. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/25]

198. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/25]

199. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26630/25]

200. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26648/25]

201. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/25]

46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the number of successful requests for data on beneficial ownership from the beneficial ownership registry made by the individuals or organisation outside the public or semi-State sectors, each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26349/25]

369. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider introducing flexibility in the application of the labour market needs test for work permit applicants in the education sector, in particular in cases where a qualified and experienced teacher is already employed in a hard-to-fill position but is unable to reapply for a general employment permit d…

370. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act 2019 mandates that gift vouchers retain their full monetary value for a minimum of five years from the date of issuance, thereby effectively prohibiting any reduction in value during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25151/25]

371. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of any companies that have not fully complied with the provisions of the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act 2019, specifically regarding the requirement that gift vouchers should not decline in value for at least five years. [25152/25]

372. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the total monetary value of gift vouchers that have expired or been subject to value reduction, in contravention of the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act 2019’s provisions, for each of the past ten years. [25153/25]

373. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to Ireland's reduced competitiveness ranking (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25209/25]