103. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on a tourist tax for Irish cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31070/25]
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104. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount a tourist tax of €5-a-bed would generate for the city of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31071/25]
105. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of IDA visits to each of counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Roscommon, Galway, Tipperary and Kildare in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the dates and locations of those visits, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31153/25]
106. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of IDA jobs in each of counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Roscommon, Galway, Tipperary and Kildare in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31154/25]
107. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on IDA’s plans and progress to replace job losses at a facility (details supplied); the engagement he and the IDA has had with the company since the announcement of its phased closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31155/25]
108. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current status of a proposed development (details supplied), originally announced in 2022 with an estimated investment of €300 million and the potential to create approximately 1,500 jobs; if he is aware of the reasons for the apparent delay or stalling of the project; whether any departmental engagement has taken place with t…
109. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. …
110. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will ensure that the maximum possible support is provided by his Department, and the industrial promotion agencies under the remit of his Department, to a company (details supplied) to ensure the maximum possible employment level retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31298/25]
111. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases brought to the District Court by workers seeking enforcement of a Workplace Relations Commission's awards, under Section 43 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, in the past five years; and whether he has considered granting enforcement powers to the WRC in order to spare workers from having to take further legal acti…
112. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/25]
113. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form [31328/25]
439. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the value of trade from the occupied territories in Israel from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [30153/25]
440. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the budget allocation to Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [28912/25]
441. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 345 of 4 March 2025 and 77 of 1 May 2025, the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability; if he will reconcile the conflicting responses given in wherein the Government both expresses support for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD…
442. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 4 March 2025 and No. 77 of 1 May 2025, if he will clarify the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability, given the conflicting responses; and if any human rights assessment of the Omnibus has been undertaken. [28936/25]
443. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of staff employed at the Corporate Enforcement Agency, and the rank they hold; the number of staff vacancies that exist in the Corporate Enforcement Agency; the positions that are vacant, and the length of time they have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29122/25]
444. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases referred to and processed by the Corporate Enforcement Agency in each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29123/25]
445. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide information on the funding arrangements for the Corporate Enforcement Agency; and to outline its budget allocation for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and its spend in each of these years. [29124/25]
446. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in Enterprise Ireland offices based in New York and Sydney as of 26 May 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 26 May 2022, in tabular form. [29183/25]
447. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in IDA offices based in Toronto and Seoul as of 26 May 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 26 May 2022, in tabular form. [29184/25]
448. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby businesses that qualify for the increased cost of business grant and power up grant were misclassified in the wrong category; if an appeals system has been established to ensure they can draw this funding down; if this appeal system has been communicated to all local authorities; and if he…
449. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 22 May 2025, if he will consider the advertising platforms required to meet the labour market test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/25]
450. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the funding allocated from the shared island fund in support of tourism; and the purpose of any such allocations, by year, in tabular form. [29420/25]
451. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the level of employment created to date since the jobs announcement in 2019; the level of State funding provided to a company (details supplied) to create employment; the up-to-date position regarding this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29430/25]
452. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration will be given to supporting businesses to move away from women-only baby change facilities on their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29480/25]