1032. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for food, agri-tech and agri-business companies operating in Cork North-West; the number of enterprises that have benefited from such supports since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57019/26]
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1033. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the level of capital investment assistance approved by Enterprise Ireland and other agencies under the remit of his Department for food processing businesses in Cork County since 2023; the companies or projects supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57020/26]
1034. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to strengthen collaboration between food producers, food businesses, Teagasc, MTU and UCC in the development of food innovation and agri-tech research in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57021/26]
1035. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to artisan food producers and speciality food businesses in Cork county seeking to scale up production and access international markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57022/26]
1036. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to assist family-owned food manufacturing and agri-business enterprises with succession planning, digital transformation and business expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57023/26]
1037. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available through Enterprise Ireland and related agencies for the development and commercialisation of smart farming technologies, precision agriculture solutions and agricultural software systems developed in Cork County; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57024/26]
1038. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to the agri-tech sector in developing AI and automation technologies for use in farming, food production and environmental monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57025/26]
1039. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with a company (details supplied) surrounding potential job losses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57150/26]
1040. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total number of job losses he anticipates at a company (details supplied) in Ireland in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57151/26]
1041. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department has taken to prevent job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57152/26]
1042. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to seek clarity and alleviate speculation and anxiety surrounding potential job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57153/26]
1043. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57205/26]
1044. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the usage of artificial intelligence within his Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence within any bodies under the aegis of his Department; the categories of usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57223/26]
1045. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider introducing legislation to ensure money held by ticket platforms for live music events and festivals is held on trust for the event and festival operators, similar to the arrangements for auctioneers when acting as an intermediary to a sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57481/26…
1046. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to address to the increasingly widespread use of fire and rehire practices and mass redundancies across the tech sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57485/26]
1047. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the pattern of mass redundancies in the tech sector in Ireland and the continued practice of tech companies of not engaging or recognising trade unions in their workplaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57486/26]
1048. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether regarding recent developments (details supplied) his Department has engaged with the company in question or representatives of the workers to seek to preserve jobs and protect employees livelihoods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57487/26]
1049. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on an employment permit appeal application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57488/26]
1050. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether, in light of the proposed changes to the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, Fáilte Ireland will increase its promotion of Shannon Airport as a direct gateway for visitors travelling from New York and other north American destinations; whether engagement is taking place with relevant airlines to encourage additional transatlantic…
1051. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will address a matter regarding redundancies (details supplied) [57617/26]
1052. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider adding the occupation of healthcare assistant to the critical skills occupations list, in view of the continuing dependence of the healthcare and social care sectors on internationally recruited workers; if he has undertaken any assessment of the case for reclassifying healthcare assistants as a critical …
1053. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the formal collaborative processes that exist between his Department and the Department of Social Protection, to best match people on jobseeker’s payment with employers making applications for employment permits, across GEP, CSEP and trusted partner applications. [57677/26]
1054. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of reports that a manufacturing plant (details supplied) is due to close, resulting in job losses in a small rural community where the impact would be particularly devastating; the engagement his Department has had with the company regarding its future; the supports and assistance that will be made available …
1055. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the review of the grow digital voucher scheme. [57836/26]
1056. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagements his Department has had with a company (details supplied) regarding redundancies at the company; his views = that there has been meaningful engagement between the company and union representatives in respect of those redundancies; his views on whether the company are meeting their obligations under section 9 of the Pr…