66. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to support the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6679/25]
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67. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures he is taking to enable start-ups to become scale-ups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6366/25]
68. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his plans for the creation of a National Start Up Hub for entrepreneurs. [6713/25]
69. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of critical skills employment permits awarded in 2024; to detail the number awarded in each employment category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6809/25]
70. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on engagement he has had with employers, or their representatives, in relation to work permits for healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6607/25]
71. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning to amend employment legislation to improve employment rights and job security of film workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6603/25]
186. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the supports available to new businesses established in 2024 and not eligible for the increased cost of business scheme or the associated Power Up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6838/25]
187. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses refused the Power Up grant due to not being rates compliant for 2023, as per the increased cost of business criteria. [6886/25]
188. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of migrant workers on employment permits who have changed employer while remaining on their employment permit since the provision to do so was introduced as part of the Employment Permits Act 2024. [6914/25]
189. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to safety proof the electricity system from future extreme weather events; the amount spent on mitigating against power outages; if his Department has conducted any analysis on the amount of underground versus overground electricity cables in Ireland in comparison to other EU countries; and if he will …
190. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government plans to hold a referendum on the Unified Patents Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/25]
191. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of new businesses established in 2024; and the number established in rateable and non-rateable premises. [7062/25]
192. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he plans to balance the need for Ireland to be at the forefront of AI innovation while also developing a policy for responsible AI use; what he considers to be the main obstacles to the implementation of his Department’s AI policy; to provide a progress update on his strategy to address these challenges; and if he will make a stat…
193. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has assessed the impact of an organisations effective monopoly on music licensing in Ireland, particularly in comparison to EU counterparts where licensing fees are more competitive; and if he will consider measures to introduce greater competition or alternative licensing models to reduce costs for the hospitality se…
79. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
80. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
81. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
82. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
83. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each that applied for the Power Up grant in each local authority areas; the number of the applications in each local authority area that were successful; the total value of the grants approved in each local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6487/25]
84. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department or by any State or semi-State body under the aegis of his Department in each of the past five years; if so, the number and extent of any such overspends, in tabular form; to outline the plans to ascertain levels of such overspends; …
85. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration is being given to strengthening the provisions of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 pertaining the right to request remote working, appreciating the increase in the number of companies insisting that employees return to the office environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
86. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans in place to move to a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6584/25]
87. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is planned to reintroduce the Enterprise Ireland online retail scheme in 2025. [6612/25]
88. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of any planned changes to remote working arrangements applying to staff in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6688/25]
89. Deputy Sinéad Gibney 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 for same; the Government Departments which will be involved; if it will include a public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6783/25]