Parliamentary questions

133. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider creating a centralised public database or portal for quarterly prompt payment reports submitted under Government Decision S29296; and if not, to provide a composite dataset or index showing the reporting status and prompt payment performance of all public sector bodies for the past three years. [22…

134. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that will be undertaken in the upcoming review of the National Development Plan to consider the case for semiconductor subsidies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/25]

135. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22129/25]

136. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details on the public consultation his Department recently led with regard to general work permits; when a review of general work permits will commence following on from the public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/25]

137. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on 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. [22221/25…

138. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22319/25]

139. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the funding that has been made available by his Department, or any agency under the aegis of his Department, over the past five years towards the development of a bioethanol or a sugar processing plant in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22443/25]

140. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024, if he is considering any further plans or strategies for the employment of disabled people and neurodivergent people. [22488/25]

141. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the establishment of Ireland’s AI regulatory sandbox in accordance with the provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22542/25]

142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to Donegal the IDA made over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22544/25]

143. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to enhance the promotion of CeADAR's educational supports for Irish businesses, including free courses and access to AI regulatory sandboxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22576/25]

144. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of applicants and recipients of the grow digital voucher in 2024; the total cost of the scheme in 2024; the budget allocation for the scheme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22578/25]

145. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applicants and recipients of the Enterprise Ireland's digital process innovation offer, in 2024; the total cost of the scheme in 2024; the budget allocation for the scheme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22579/25]

146. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 722 of 25 March 2025 and 910 of 8 April 2025, if he is aware of any Government department that failed to submit quarterly prompt payment reports, as required under Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, for any quarter in 2022, 2023, or…

147. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, …

148. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered introducing formal sanctions or funding consequences for public sector bodies that fail to meet prompt payment reporting requirements under Government Decision S29296; and if not if he will now undertake a review of enforcement mechanisms. [22613/25]

149. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide copies of any guidance or correspondence issued to parent departments regarding the requirement to monitor and enforce prompt payment reporting by bodies under their remit since March 2017. [22614/25]

150. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; …

151. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when section 22 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 will be commenced; whether removal of the automatic loss of the audit exemption for the first instance of late filing of the annual return at the CRO will be in place before the next annual return; and if he will mak…

152. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the means by which his Department will be co-ordinating with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to consider the case for semiconductor subsidies, in the context of the upcoming review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…

1. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the steps he is taking to protect jobs in the technological sector; if an audit of job security across the sector has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22001/25]

2. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will reverse his decision to delay the implementation of the living wage until 2029; if he will commit to ensuring that low-paid workers are recognised for the invaluable role they play in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21411/25]

3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason previous commitments made by the Government on workers’ rights issues are not being honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22002/25]

4. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-sponsored client visits to the IDA land at Ballingarrane, Clonmel in 2023 and 2024; the steps the IDA will take to find an enterprise for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21941/25]

5. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cause of the high volume of refunds of employment permit applications and the resultant processing delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21410/25]