Parliamentary questions

306. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Government has considered expediting a targeted support plan for SMEs, particularly in rural and regional areas, to mitigate economic uncertainties if US foreign direct investment were to decline (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/25]

307. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an appeals process will be introduced for the increased cost of business and power up grant schemes, as a number of businesses failed to meet the application deadline due to administrative issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13340/25]

308. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department plans to carry out an analysis on the economic and local and community impact of data centres in rural areas; if the type and condition of land used for these developments and their potential impact on the agri-food industry will be assessed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the m…

309. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific data fields included in prompt payment reports as mandated by Government decision S29296; and if he will provide a sample template illustrating the required information. [13507/25]

310. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legal or policy framework underpinning the requirement for public sector bodies to submit prompt payment reports, referencing Government Decision S29296 and any related legislation or guidelines. [13508/25]

311. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify which public sector entities are mandated to submit prompt payment reports; and if he will provide a comprehensive list of these entities. [13509/25]

312. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the consequences or sanctions in place for public sector bodies that fail to submit prompt payment reports as required by Government Decision S29296. [13511/25]

313. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the total expenditure on public procurement by his Department and its agencies, including spending on goods, services and works acquired through public procurement processes, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [13548/25]

314. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of regulatory, appeal or other bodies, either funded by or under the remit of his Department, which are quasi-judicial in nature. [13572/25]

315. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans in place for the implementation of the Shannon Foynes Task Force Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13643/25]

316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the issues surrounding the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if he will consider a review to legislation to better protect smaller and non-professional creditors is such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/25]

317. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he will take in collaboration with the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland to support new businesses and jobs in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13830/25]

318. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm the foreign direct investment employment recorded in County Louth from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [13831/25]

319. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of the current IDA business and technology parks available lands in County Louth; and the specific plans for available lands in the Drogheda and Dundalk areas. [13832/25]

320. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-backed industries and Enterprise Ireland-supported companies currently operating in County Louth. [13833/25]

321. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons employed by IDA-backed industries in Drogheda and Dundalk from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [13834/25]

322. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons employed in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in Drogheda and Dundalk from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [13835/25]

323. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering establishing a dedicated jobs task force for Drogheda to provide fundamental opportunities for job growth in Drogheda, as part of the programme for Government commitment to delivering continued growth and success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13836/25]

324. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title, based in IDA offices located in northern California and in New York as of 18 March 2025, and as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [13837/25]

325. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his officials can make contact with a company (details supplied) that has written to him seeking his assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13896/25]

326. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant WTE posts, by job title currently at the Workplace Relations Commission; and the estimated timeframe in which each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [13929/25]

327. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider reopening the trading online voucher grant scheme to assist SMEs with the creation of an online presence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14006/25]

328. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translati…

329. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he intends to support the MedTech sector, given that the Programme for Government highlights it as a sector where Ireland has a competitive advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14119/25]

330. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his contribution to the decisions by the EU to retaliate to the threatened US tariffs; his contribution to the selection of targets for this retaliation with the selection of US bourbon manufacturers putting the Irish whiskey sector in danger of further retaliatory tariffs from the US; and the manner in which he has …