371. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and location of each IDA-supported company by county as of January 2025, in tabular form; the number of people employed in each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7860/25]
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372. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and location, by county, of each Enterprise Ireland supported company as of January 2025, in tabular form; the number of people employed in each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7861/25]
373. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and location of each enterprise supported by grants from a local enterprise office (LEO) in 2024, in tabular form; the number of jobs supported by LEOs, per county, in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7862/25]
374. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location of all land and buildings owned by the IDA as of January 2025 which are unoccupied, in tabular form; the plans for each such building or site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7863/25]
375. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the butter exchange project in Shandon. [7899/25]
376. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering any changes to the ineligible list of occupations for employment permits such as the removal of farm workers from the list to address labour shortages in the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7972/25]
377. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will urgently rectify the current situation whereby dry cleaners are not considered as retail for the increased cost of business scheme and Power Up grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8072/25]
378. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will urgently rectify the current situation whereby small businesses who for one reason or another missed out on the Power Up Grant and take into consideration the fact that these grants can make a very real difference in regard to continuing in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8080/25]
379. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a meeting can be arranged between this Deputy and the AI Advisory Council; why no mechanism exists for opposition Deputies to engage with the Advisory Council; if he will furnish contact details for the Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8096/25]
380. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason some businesses that are within the retail and hospitality sectors, when filling in the increased cost of business grant application under services, where they have no choice only to select 'other services', has affected their eligibility for receiving the Power Up grant; if there is an option for these businesses which ar…
1. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will put financial support in place for businesses affected by Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6593/25]
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene to protect employment rights and jobs in an institution (details supplied), which provides courses for TU Dublin and refuses to engage with the WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/25]
3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been made aware of potential job losses in the software sector; if he has asked the IDA to intervene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6594/25]
4. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the employment opportunities created by his Department since 2024 in Cork South-West, specifically in the areas of Beara, Mizen Head, Sheep’s Head, Bandon, Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Drimoleague, Clonakilty, and Kinsale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7073/25]
5. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the programme for Government commitment to develop strategic development zones; and how this will relate to additional supports for the strategic development zone at Knock Airport. [6595/25]
6. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the progress of the business and human rights stakeholder forum; the number of times and dates on which the forum has met; if the action plan is now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6376/25]
7. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland in Sligo and Leitrim in 2024; how this compares to the end of 2020 for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6671/25]
8. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions that have taken place between the IDA and Cork County Council with regard to increasing the land available to the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6500/25]
9. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of and value related to dual-use export licences granted to end users based in Israel, by quarter, since Q3 2023; and his engagements with Cabinet colleagues in relation to such. [6708/25]
10. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of small and medium enterprises, SMEs, that have successfully applied for and received funding through the digital transition fund since its inception; the total amount disbursed to date; the steps his Department is taking to raise awareness about these digital support programmes among SMEs, particularly those that may be less …
11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will abolish subminimum wages for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6496/25]
12. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the up-to-date position on the implementation of the new AI strategy; whether this new AI strategy will reflect the fast moving pace of AI technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6757/25]
13. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will take to increase the employment rate for people with disabilities, considering employment opportunities are vital in providing this group the ability to live independently and at present there are too many barriers, including an anxiety that employers will not provide the necessary accommodations. [6743/25]
14. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is monitoring developments in relation to redundancies at a company (details supplied); the supports he will provide to workers impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6678/25]
15. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Cork that received the power up grant; the number of businesses that received the increased cost of business grant, ICOB, 1; and the number of businesses that wrote to him or his Department requesting assistance because of a mistake on their initial ICOB application preventing access to the Power Up grant. [654…