Parliamentary questions

1165. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the Action Plan on Collective Bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26063/26]

1166. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is currently taking to promote the wider adoption of remote and flexible working arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26064/26]

1167. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that banks (details supplied) currently are not accepting applications for the growth and sustainability loan scheme under the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; his views on the importance of this scheme for SMEs as a long-term low-cost scheme to support eligible businesses; if he is concerne…

1168. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025 will be introduced; when is it proposed to be taken at second stage in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26091/26]

1169. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the industrial relations provision in respect of The Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he is supporting this Bill and will a ‘money message’ be furnished. [26113/26]

1170. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of non-governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds fr…

1171. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans for collective bargaining to become legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/26]

1172. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work his Department plans on doing to promote rural towns and villages in Meath and Westmeath, as tourist destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/26]

1173. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to promote tourism in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26225/26]

1174. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount his Department has spent on tourism campaigns for County Meath in the past five years, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26226/26]

1175. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the impact of US direct foreign investment in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26227/26]

1176. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will address the concerns regarding short-term rental legislation raised in correspondence(details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26252/26]

1177. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has examined the way in which the statutory sick pay daily cap of €110 interacts with earnings structures that include shift allowances, overtime or unsocial hours payments; if any review of this matter is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26262/26]

1178. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will commit to review the sick pay legislation to ensure that care sector workers, who are disproportionately reliant on shift allowances, overtime and unsocial hours pay, are not faced with a perverse inventive to work while unwell, given the associated health and safety risks and workers' rights c…

1179. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in light of soaring energy costs if he will consider introducing more flexible payment mechanisms for grants administered by his Department and Local Enterprise Offices, including the option of upfront payments, front-loaded funding or staged instalments, rather than relying solely on retrospective claims; and…

1180. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider increasing the level of support available under the energy efficiency grant and other grants administered by his Department and Local Enterprise Offices from the current 75% to 100%, in order to better support small and medium-size enterprises facing soaring energy costs the estimated cost …

1181. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the location of the Health and Safety Authority's public offices; if each of these offices are accessible to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26304/26]

1182. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on progress of recommendation no. 40 of the Action Plan for Competitiveness & Productivity on incentivising pension fund and institutional investor participation in the financing of scaling Irish enterprise. [26313/26]

1183. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason and the amount retail shops can charge in terms of the surcharge that is applied to customers who top up on gas, electricity and mobile credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26395/26]

1184. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on concerns (details supplied) regarding planned changes to short-term letting legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26479/26]

1185. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide clarity on the changes to rules on short-term lettings; and if the EU’s short-term rental registry requirement also requires short-term letting properties to seek planning permission; and if this is an additional requirement put in place through Irish legislation. [26596/26]

1186. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits issued to persons from outside the UK and EEA intending to take up positions of dentists in the each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [26662/26]

1187. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment If Failte Ireland plans to open their tourism information offices on Sundays in major towns and cities during the peak summer months. [26683/26]

1188. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a company (details supplied) has received any supports financial and otherwise from State Agencies including IDA and Enterprise Ireland. [26700/26]

1189. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will address concerns regarding statutory sick pay and its impact on shift workers in the care sector, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26757/26]