Parliamentary questions

312. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in budget 2026 for each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49657/26]

313. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on plans to amend the 50:50 Employment Permits Rule; if this will be progressed before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49779/26]

269. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of grow digital vouchers granted to businesses in 2025 and to date in 2026, by county. [48454/26]

270. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff by job title currently working in IDA offices in Sao Paulo, Austin and Shanghai, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48464/26]

271. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff by job title currently working at Enterprise Ireland offices in Riyadh, Boston and Madrid, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48465/26]

272. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48611/26]

279. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had at European Union level regarding copyright protections for creators whose works may be used to train artificial intelligence systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47768/26]

280. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the additional measures Tourism Ireland will take to increase the number of visitors coming to Ireland from Asian countries during the second half of 2026; and the budget allocation for same. [46841/26]

281. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of inspectors employed by the HSA, by section in each of the years from 2016 to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47106/26]

282. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of fatal workplace incidents recorded by the HSA, by workplace category in each of the years from 2016 to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47107/26]

283. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of workplace inspections undertaken by the HSA, by workplace category in each of the years from 2016 to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47108/26]

284. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of IDA visits to Kildare south in each of the past five years; the towns and locations that were visited, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47122/26]

285. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the size and location of any IDA owned lands in Kildare south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/26]

286. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if grants or funding is available to a business needing to expand, and purchase and develop additional land in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47124/26]

287. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline any measures the Government plans to introduce to support the survival of pubs that do not serve hot food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47178/26]

288. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position on ring-fencing dedicated funds of the existing Pre-Seed Start-Up Fund (PSSF) at Enterprise Ireland to provide convertible loan notes to technology professionals displaced by recent multinational redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47203/26]

289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total number of individuals who are nationals of countries outside the UK or EEA who have been granted work permits in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47219/26]

290. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the total number of hotel beds currently being used for State-supported accommodation, including those allocated to IPAS and to persons under the temporary protection directive; and to provide a breakdown of these figures. [47566/26]

291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider extending the Just Transition Tourism Activators Programme for a further period of three to five years; his views on the role of the Tourism Activators in supporting over 80 tourism projects and County Tourism Officers across the Just Transition Territory; if he has engaged with Fáilte Ireland an…

292. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total landholding of his Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47623/26]

293. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 16 June 2026, if his Department has been made aware of further redundancies at a business operating in Dublin (details supplied) if the threshold has now been met for collective redundancy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47715…

294. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 will be commenced; if currently companies can force employees to retire at 65; the options that are currently available to employees who would like to continue to work until the age of 66; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47718/26]

295. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will review the membership of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum to ensure that the social enterprise sector, including Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI), is appropriately represented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47772/26]

296. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is aware of reports that materials produced by a company (details supplied) may have entered supply chains linked to Russia’s military-industrial sector; whether any investigation is underway; and the steps being taken to ensure full compliance by Irish-based companies with EU sanctions; a…

268. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if all required documentation for employment permit application (details supplied) has been received by his Department; the current status of application; the expected timeline for the processing of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46460/26]