Parliamentary questions

696. 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…

697. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department plans to address the use of copyrighted material being used to train generative AI models by companies operating in Ireland without any agreement or compensation to copyright owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18886/25]

698. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he or his department have engaged with social media companies who train generative AI models operating in Ireland on the use of copyrighted material being used to train generative AI models without any agreement or compensation to copyright owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18887/25]

699. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the length of time it should take the HSA to carry out a mandatory investigation in the case of a fatal workplace accident, such as the one that occurred at a facility (details supplied) on 18 April 2023 as the delay in these investigations are preventing coroners inquests from being concluded; and if he will make a st…

700. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland intends to open an office in Auckland, New Zealand. [18967/25]

701. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA intends to open an office in Dubai. [18968/25]

702. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of proposed redundancies in a company (details supplied); if he can make any intervention to seek to avoid this; to detail any other communication he has had with the company, and any assistance he can provide to both the company and the workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18983/25…

703. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline all supports that are available to Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, or refugees or asylum seekers, to set up businesses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19023/25]

704. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to better encourage, through financial or non-financial measures, Irish private domestic investors and creditors to support the growth of Irish indigenous businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19088/25]

705. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will supply any analysis from his Department on the domestic private investment landscape by sector, and in particular, in property versus non-property private investment; the steps he is taking to ensure private investment capital is not disproportionately allocated to property development in a way that over-conc…

706. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19094/25]

707. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies under his remit; the eligibility requirements and any conditionality for receiving the service, grant, loan or payment (details supplied); and the monetary value, or range of val…

708. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a work permit renewal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19226/25]

709. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/25]

710. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to ensure possible tariffs don't impact the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. [19362/25]

711. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on ongoing or upcoming legislative measures aimed at improving the regulation of social media platforms, particularly with respect to content-recommender algorithms; how the EU’s Digital Service Act is being enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19429/25]

712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of critical skills employment permits available in 2025 for paramedics; the number of which have been fulfilled; if no such permits are currently available, the timeframe in which his Department expects to announce a new allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/25]

713. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget for the power up grant in 2025; the number of firms that have taken it up; the value of the total claims; and the percentage of claims as a share of total eligible businesses. [19479/25]

714. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports of the mistreatment of customers by a company (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with this company in relation to this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19522/25]

715. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the removal of people from the Get Exporting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19576/25]

716. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19577/25]

717. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a clear timeline for the implementation of the objectives of the EU directive on minimum wages with respect to the public procurement and tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/25]

718. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he will take to prevent large employers in receipt of Government contracts from undercutting the pay and conditions of public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19810/25]

719. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that large employers in receipt of Government contracts (details supplied) are refusing to recognise trade unions or engage in collective bargaining; the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19811/25]

720. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of members of each of the registered trade unions in Ireland notified to his Department as being in benefit on 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19906/25]