Parliamentary questions

724. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to confirm that Fáilte Ireland is collecting data on heritage properties that have received a CAT exemption as provided for in CAT legislation; to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis, incl…

725. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the finding of a report (details supplied) on data centres which said transparent reporting on energy and water is a potential solution to the problems the industry faces; his views on the fact that only one in six data centres located in Ireland fulfilled transparency obligations to report on energy an…

726. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the infrastructure funding models to ensure Ireland is an attractive investment location for industry mentioned in the LEAP policy. [43998/26]

727. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider a review of a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44189/26]

297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a sectoral economic assessment has been undertaken regarding the growth of vape and smoke retail outlets within Irish town and city centres over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40873/26]

298. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider adding dental nurses to the critical skills list for obtaining an employment permit in order to address staff shortages in dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40921/26]

299. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider extending eligibility to dental nurses to apply for a general employment permit in order to address staff shortages in dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40922/26]

300. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the online process for registering a company with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) is fully compliant with the provisions of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021; if all information on the CRO site, including dropdown menu options, is available through Irish for business owners; if not, if he w…

301. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are job creation targets at county and/or municipal district level for agencies under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40924/26]

302. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider implementing a dedicated tourism marketing support package for those towns and villages transitioning from housing BOTBs back to tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40927/26]

303. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment following the announcement by a company (details supplied) that it plans to cut up to 350 jobs in Ireland, if his Department has examined the risk that data centres could play a role in job losses in the tech sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/26]

304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessments carried out on job losses in other parts of the economy due to data centre growth, for example, through higher energy bills or pressure on electricity supply for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/26]

305. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the protections for workers who might lose their jobs if data centre expansion pushes out other types of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/26]

306. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given that data centres already use a large and growing share of Ireland's resources but create relatively few permanent jobs, his views on the State putting so much of its digital infrastructure and employment risk into what could be called a "data centre basket"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

307. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the proposed data centre campus in Ennis, County Clare: if the Government has official figures showing the number of permanent, on-site jobs will be created once the facility is up and running, not including construction work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40940/26]

308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding the potential impact of AI-related job displacement on Irish workers in the technology, shared-services, financial-services, and customer-support sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40995/26]

309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether participation in any proposed AI workforce transition or retraining programme would be linked to immigration or employment-permit status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40996/26]

310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Government intends to prioritise the retention and redeployment of Irish citizens and long-term resident workers in sectors identified as highly exposed to AI-related automation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/26]

311. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any estimate has been made of the number of employment permit holders working in sectors identified by the Government as highly exposed to AI-driven workforce displacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41081/26]

312. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41384/26]

72. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the extent to which his Department has considered the impact of the timing of Employment Regulation Order increases on businesses; if consideration has been given to aligning such increases with the start of the calendar or financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40389/26]

73. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran…

74. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment e steps being taken to develop a national battery strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/26]

514. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to explore all possible funding avenues in respect of Killarney Innovation Centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38745/26]

515. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38811/26]