201. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider raising the quota or removing it for the category healthcare assistant-community based, given the shortage of healthcare assistants in the community at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18389/25]
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202. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/25]
203. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18409/25]
204. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18426/25]
205. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/25]
206. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/25]
207. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18485/25]
81. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to reintroduce the increased cost of business scheme in 2025, or introduce a similar financial support package linked to commercial rates, given the ongoing challenges faced by ratepayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/25]
82. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of reports of alleged improper redundancies and contract downgrading at a language school in Dublin 1 (details supplied); the enforcement mechanisms available to ensure that redundancies are not used to circumvent employment law or union engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17780/25]
83. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of concerns that new teachers at a school (details supplied) are being hired on contracts below a living wage; the measures the Government is taking to address low pay and precarious employment in the English language teaching sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17782/25]
84. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recourse available to employees of private language schools when their employer refuses to engage with their union, and engages in practices such as changing contractual terms unilaterally or penalising workers for non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17784/25]
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 in the near future. …
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 matter. [16543/25]
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 Department's attention…
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]