Parliamentary questions

85. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of complaints received by the Workplace Relations Commission regarding late or non-payment of wages in the English language teaching sector in the past 12 months; and if any investigations are underway in relation to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17786/25]

86. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide information on the gross and net business closures across the State on a quarterly basis from 2019 to 2024 or for whichever interval is closest with the data available to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17862/25]

87. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the planned trade promotion activities, diplomatic engagements or advocacy missions his Department will undertake in the United States over the next six months in response to the tariff announcement of 2 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/25]

88. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland in shaping the Government’s strategic response to the US tariffs announced on 2 April 2025; the resources allocated for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17864/25]

89. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out a sectoral analysis to identify industries or regions in Ireland most exposed to the new US tariff measures; the outcome of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17865/25]

90. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17944/25]

91. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans his Department has to address this gap …

92. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is supportive of the provisions of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/25]

400. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of bodies or agencies of the State within his Department working with data centre companies to advance completion of data centre projects in Ireland. [17272/25]

401. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when all of the key provisions of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 will be enacted, specifically for the provisions relating to late filing and audit requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17378/25]

402. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the application process for employment permits will reopen now that the quota has been met, considering that companies have stress tested the Irish market with no success prior to making these permit applications and are at a loss now as to how to fill these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

403. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his De…

404. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number and approximate value of preferential and other shares held by his Department and separately by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, in Irish companies or companies based in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16750/25]

405. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government will host a competitiveness summit this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16828/25]

406. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to develop an action plan on competitiveness and productivity within the first 12 months of this Government, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16829/25]

407. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the national semiconductor strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16830/25]

408. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to develop a national life sciences strategy; if a consultative process in envisaged; the proposed timeline for the publication of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16831/25]

409. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE data analysts employed by IDA Ireland in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [16872/25]

410. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support employment in Monaghan town following the closure of a business (details supplied) to ensure that vital employment it provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17016/25]

411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17052/25]

412. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is currently planning to extend further start-up supports to non-manufacturing and non-export businesses. [17177/25]

413. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his Department’s work to encourage digitisation both within his own Department, and in businesses. [17178/25]

414. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department is planning to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to ‘cut through unnecessary bureaucracy’ for businesses. [17179/25]

415. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending the Cost of Business Advisory Forum to holding local consultations and meetings, to ensure that localised factors that can highly impact businesses are recognised and taken into account. [17180/25]

416. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on their Department’s work to reform the employment conditions of those working in the gig-economy. [17181/25]