735. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to re-open the increased cost of business and Power Up grant to businesses that did not apply or that were previously unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20596/25]
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736. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the economic impact assessment of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to abolish sub-minimum wage rates for young workers; to outline when it will be completed; and whether sub-minimum wages for young workers will be abolished. [20639/25]
737. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine a proposal (details supplied) that can address the significant staffing shortage in the Irish hospitality industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20678/25]
738. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend the Companies Act 2014 to enable micro-companies to keep their audit exemption for the second year following late returns and instead replace the penalty with fines or other various penalties. [20817/25]
739. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline, in light of the changing global economic environment, the criteria he will consider in the upcoming appointment of members to the board of the IDA to ensure that appointees have the necessary skills to enable the agency to adapt to the changing global economic environment. [20851/25]
740. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress of the new digital portal and back end system for managing applications for employment permits and update regarding the likely launch date of this service. [20852/25]
741. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that have engaged with the National Enterprise Hub over the past 12 months. [20853/25]
742. 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. [21047/25]
743. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a mechanism exists whereby a person can alter their pending general employment permit application to be considered as a critical skills employment permit application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21048/25]
744. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a mechanism exists whereby a person can alter their current general employment permit to a critical skills employment permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21050/25]
745. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government has conducted an assessment of the implications for Ireland’s enterprise and inward investment policy particularly with respect multi-national enterprises operating in Ireland–of the absence of EU adequacy decisions with countries with which Ireland has significant economic links; and if he will make a statement on the m…
746. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of international companies involved providing in social media or digital other platforms who have been operating in Ireland and the number of jobs sustained by these companies, in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/25]
747. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures taken by his Department to enhance employees’ and workers’ rights since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21217/25]
748. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if plans are in place to increase the number of work permits for HGV mechanics beyond the quota of 200, which has already been reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21219/25]
749. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits for HGV mechanics have been refused since the quota of 200 has been reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21220/25]
191. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update regarding the Low Pay Commission recommendation of the abolition of the sub-minimum rates. [18138/25]
192. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the economic impact assessment on the issue on the abolition of the sub-minimum rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18139/25]
193. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications for the homecare sector received since the scheme opened in January 2023; the number of work permits issued; the number of applications returned at initial applications pre-check stage; the number of other applications rejected; the number of applications currently in processing; and if he will ma…
194. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of any engagement between his Department and other Government Departments on the question of short-time work supports in the context of the announcement by President Trump of new tariffs on EU goods on 2 April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/25]
195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 12 February 2025, the progress made relative to establishing an appeal process for increased-cost-of-business and Power Up grants; if he has determined through the local authorities the number of applicants that failed to qualify for the grants due to the online application’s being inadequa…
196. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering additional supports for SME’s given the recent tariff announcement by the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18285/25]
197. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of permits issued for the years 2020-2024 for all categories of healthcare assistants; if a quota applies to these categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18310/25]
198. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of feedback provided by craftspeople in relation to their experience of their participation in the Collect 24 exhibition under the auspices of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCI) and the subsequent threat of legal action against the authors of the feedback by DCCI; his views on whether organisations …
199. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/25]
200. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18374/25]