Parliamentary questions

206. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the increased cost of business grant scheme and the Power Up grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22003/25]

207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the schemes in place to encourage businesses to set up in our towns and villages and if his Department has plans to introduce more schemes to ensure the longevity of our towns and villages. [21914/25]

208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a trade mission to Singapore is likely to take place during Q3 2025. [21793/25]

209. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to diversifying our economy, with particular regard to the development of indigenous industries and the identification of markets for our goods and services outside of the United States; and if he will make a statement …

210. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the Government's response to the recent US tariffs on the EU; the details of the supports being considered for affected sectors. [17215/25]

211. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made provision to protect the employment of 750 workers in a company (details supplied) in the event of a withdrawal of the company from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21866/25]

212. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will reopen the increased cost of business grant scheme, as a vital measure for small and medium businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21932/25]

213. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional financial support will be made available to local authorities and community groups to develop enterprise centres or work spaces, taking in to account the importance of such facilities in assisting job creation, particularly in smaller towns and villages; if he is aware of the substantial costs on local …

214. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the importance of developing enterprise centres and work spaces, a new scheme of grant-aid will be introduced to assist local authorities and community groups with such developments, taking into account the importance of such work spaces for the economy in all regions; and if he will make a statement o…

215. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the grant aid available through his Department in Enterprise Ireland for the development of community enterprise centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22007/25]

57. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average wait time a work permit applicant must endure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21400/25]

58. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a new mid-west regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21428/25]

59. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs in IDA supported companies in Limerick at the end of March 2025 and the number in Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21429/25]

60. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the strategies being pursued to protect and strengthen Ireland's competitiveness, in light of escalating U.S. tariffs. [20972/25]

61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline any plans to remove sub minimum wages and any economic impact assessment that has been carried; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21465/25]

686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of reports of copyright infringements highlighted by a publication (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to protect Irish authors and their copyrighted material from tech companies using pirated material to train their AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/25]

687. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will comment on the commercial vacancy rate in County Roscommon, which stands at 17.9%; and to outline what measures are being considered to support business development and reduce this rate. [18550/25]

688. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a timeline for the publication of an action plan for collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/25]

689. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment affairs the number of trade missions that have taken place since 2015, by country and city. [18589/25]

690. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of trade missions conducted in 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, outlining the location, number of businesses and state agencies engaged with. [18590/25]

691. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated value of imports from the so-called “occupied territories” within Israel in each year from 2020 to 2024, by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18713/25]

692. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he aware of the recent roll-out of the AI feature on all apps on a platform (details supplied) without permission of the users; his views on the fact that these features cannot be removed; if he intends to take action regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18805/25]

693. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Indonesia and Ireland in each of the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [18843/25]

694. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline all capital investment made by the IDA in County Longford since 2022. [18844/25]

695. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his Department have been made aware of books written by Irish authors and protected by copyright being used to train generative AI models by companies operating in Ireland without any agreement or compensation to copyright owners; whether he or his Department will be taking any steps to address this issue; a…