Parliamentary questions

699. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will assess the extent to which outsourcing, automation, and AI driven restructuring are contributing to job losses in the tech sector; the measures he intends to introduce to protect workers in Ireland from sudden or large-scale displacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/26]

700. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to ensure that affected workers receive meaningful consultation, adequate representation, and full transparency during the redundancy process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42704/26]

701. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has received reports of inadequate or inconsistent worker representation across teams involved in the redundancy process; the actions he intends to take to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42705/26]

702. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the operational, commercial and consumer impacts arising from the revised liability framework under Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products, including the extension of liability to online platforms acting beyond an intermediary role, the recognition of psycholo…

703. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with the Galway County Council to support them in taking ownership of Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42736/26]

704. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will share the current quantum of Ireland net imports from and exports to Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42764/26]

705. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 555 of 17 February 2026, on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, if he will give an update on the matter including the timeframe for a consolidated Statutory Instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42937/26]

706. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to staff at a centre (details supplied) who are being pressured to accept new contracts, terms and conditions of employment at short notice; the steps he will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42949/26]

707. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has identified opportunities for Ireland to strengthen domestic and EU-based manufacturing capacity for advanced therapies and critical biologic medicines under the framework of the Critical Medicines Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42967/26]

708. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeline envisaged to progress the Industrial Relations (Provisions in respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021 through the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/26]

709. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will liaise with the Minister for Social Protection, and the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, on the possibility of streamlining the online statutory reporting facilities operated by the Companies Registration Office, the Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) and the Charities Reg…

710. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of workplace disputes involving teachers referred to the Workplace Relations Commission in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/26]

711. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to support small and medium-sized enterprises facing increased operating costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43491/26]

712. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the precise arrangements in place in his Department to comply with the requirements of section 25 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 , in respect of the grades of principal officer and assistant principal, excluding those hours recorded on a flexi time system; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

713. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide details of the complaints procedure for a person who wishes to make a complaint about a member of staff in the WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43506/26]

714. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he can provide details of the procedure to determine if a person has committed perjury in giving evidence under oath to the WRC; to whom the complaint should be addressed; in what format; the timeframes for dealing with any such request; what specific legal underpinning does this procedure have; the potential …

715. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is satisfied with the current four-week waiting time for a basic company incorporation application with the CRO; the additional resources that have been allocated to the CRO given the 30% increase in company incorporation applications in 2026; if he will request the registrar to expediate an application (…

716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any monitoring or assessment of the level of alumina exported to Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/26]

717. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether their Department has undertaken, commissioned, received or considered any modelling, forecasts, impact assessments, scenario planning exercises or labour-market analyses regarding the potential impact of artificial intelligence on employment levels, occupational displacement, workforce demand, productivity an…

718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures their Department intends to implement to support workers whose employment may be adversely affected by artificial intelligence; the funding allocated or planned for AI-related workforce transition, retraining and reskilling programmes; any targets, performance indicators or implementation timelines estab…

719. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of businesses in County Kildare that have availed of supports through local enterprise offices in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the value of funding approved. [43753/26]

720. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to support small retailers and hospitality businesses experiencing increased operating costs. [43754/26]

721. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason risks associated with data centre development identified in the terms of reference, which specified "the potential for increases in electricity prices related to any grid infrastructure developments required to support further data centre development and the impact on business costs," were not addressed i…

722. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding a Departmental review (details supplied) in relation to alumina exported to Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43851/26]

723. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/26]