Parliamentary questions

524. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given the significant costs incurred by community groups and businesses, when he intends to open a support scheme such as existed during storm Babet for such groups to apply to make good their losses. [11245/25]

525. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the proposed omnibus legislation launched by the European Commission on February 26 2025; if he is concerned that the proposed legislation has the potential to reinforce corporate impunity, prioritising the right of large companies to make profits above human rights, environmental protections and climate…

526. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take action to ensure price gauging practices are banned and added to the remit of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11387/25]

527. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will set out a detailed pathway for the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive into Irish law; the timeline and steps in relation to same; which Government Departments will be involved; and if it will include a public consultation process. [11459/25]

528. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the European Commission’s Omnibus Simplification Package published on 26 February 2025, his views on re-opening the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which risks diluting key human rights and environmental protections for victims of corporate abuse; and if he will commit to expediting the tran…

529. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the Government’s response to the latest recommendation of Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Council to build-out national AI testbeds for multiple sectors. [11474/25]

530. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the Government’s response to the latest recommendation of Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Council to establish a dedicated Irish AI Office to ensure a central point of authority across Government, cohesive governance, clear success metrics, and a coordinated AI strategy and policy approach ac…

531. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on progress on the recommendation of pillar 3 (relating to enterprise) of the 2024 refresh of Ireland’s national AI strategy. [11476/25]

532. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to implement the EU AI Act; the way it is planned to provide simplified ways of compliance for SMEs. [11492/25]

533. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11516/25]

534. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date on which he was contacted by and or engaged by a company (details supplied) in respect of job losses at the company; if so, the nature of those discussions; and if he is satisfied that the company has complied with communication protocols in respect of redundancies. [11552/25]

535. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking in relation to the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11734/25]

536. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the annual amount claimed by special advisors attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the…

537. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to state or estimate the total value of imports originating in the Xinjiang province in China in each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/25]

538. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce legislation to compel employers to pay employees at weekly or fortnightly intervals at most, to ensure employees can manage their finances more easily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11908/25]

539. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11934…

540. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding voluntary organisations into the remit of the WRC in view of an inquest verdict (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11971/25]

541. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12151/25]

542. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the cha…

543. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by referen…

544. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on …

545. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of grant-aid issued under the Power-Up grant for business to companies (details supplied), in tabular form. [12248/25]

546. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of grant-aid issued under the Restart Grant and Restart Grant Plus to companies (details supplied), in tabular form. [12250/25]

547. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of funding provided by Enterprise Ireland to companies (details supplied) from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [12253/25]

548. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of funding provided by Local Enterprise Offices to companies (details supplied) from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [12254/25]