Questions

386. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the cost implications of mandatory registration with Fáilte Ireland under the proposed short-term letting regulatory framework for the classification of short-term letting properties; the way in which such registration may affect the formal categorisation, status or recognition of properties engaged in short-term letting activity; if …

387. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether alumina samples have been taken from a facility (details supplied) as part of his Department’s investigations into the allegations raised by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project; whether such samples are being or have been subjected to forensic analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44917/…

388. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports, grants, funding schemes and apprenticeship-related incentives currently available to a small rural business owner (details supplied) operating an agricultural machinery repair and hydraulic hose repair business; the supports available for the purchase of workshop equipment, tools and commercial vehicles required for bus…

389. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there is any financial assistance available to promote and develop a small business in south Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45137/26]

390. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the impact to date of tariffs imposed on Irish products by the current Trump Administration in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45154/26]

391. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45163/26]

392. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45181/26]

393. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, currently within the Health and Safety Authority; the full yearly costs of filling each of those vacancies; when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45250/26]

394. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the business grants which are available to gym owners who wish to expand their businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45311/26]

395. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45368/26]

396. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 22 October 2025, to detail the formal reviews, analyses or assessments that have been undertaken by his Department regarding the €600 statutory redundancy weekly earnings cap since it was last amended in 2005; the dates and conclusions of any such reviews; whether there are any recommendatio…

397. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consultation has taken place with a business operating outside of Dublin (details supplied) regarding collective redundancy; if his attention has been drawn to potential redundancy and the number of jobs at risk at this business; the State supports available to employees who become redundant; and if he will make a statemen…

398. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeframe for the purchase of a site for an advance factory; the projected timeframe for the building in Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45596/26]

399. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way his Department is working to promote trade and investment opportunities that could benefit businesses and exporters in Galway East; if any targeted initiatives are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38311/26]

400. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will engage with Fáilte Ireland, Kerry County Council and relevant tourism stakeholders regarding the potential development of a state-of-the-art virtual tourism simulator experience in County Kerry; if his Department will examine the feasibility of supporting such an innovative attraction (details supplied); and if he will mak…

401. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE digital marketing specialists employed by Enterprise Ireland as of 10 June 2026, in tabular form. [45745/26]

402. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a full schedule of costs incurred in respect of the report on the value of data centres to Ireland by a company (details supplied). [45752/26]

403. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if plans have been made to provide assistance to music festivals affected by the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45804/26]

404. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has analysed the employment impact of private equity acquisitions of IDA-supported technology companies here; if a pattern of post-acquisition redundancies has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45854/26]

405. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the conditions the IDA Ireland attaches to its client relationships regarding the protection of employment levels following a change of ownership, particularly in cases involving private equity acquisition; if these conditions are enforceable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45855/26]

406. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department plans to engage proactively with a company (details supplied) given the documented pattern of post-acquisition employment restructuring at other Irish technology operations owned by the same firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45856/26]

407. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the specific upskilling and employment support measures announced for workers affected by a company’s (details supplied) redundancies will be made available on an equal basis to all workers made redundant from the technology sector, regardless of their former employer's size or public profile; and if he will make a statement on the…

408. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of enterprise grant approvals and disbursements to small and medium enterprises in County Cork in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the main sectors benefiting from such supports; the measures being taken to further support rural enterprise development in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

409. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available through Enterprise Ireland and other State agencies for job creation in rural towns in Cork, the number of jobs created or supported in the region in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45867/26]

410. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on plans for a referendum on Ireland’s membership of the Unified Patent Court System. [45872/26]