191. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessments his Department has carried out of the net employment impact of generative AI across key Irish sectors over the next five years; the way in which enterprise and skills supports are to be aligned to manage job displacement alongside job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30423/26]
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192. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he has taken under the entrepreneurship growth plan to develop specified supports for those with disabilities. [30502/26]
193. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports being provided for tourism in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/26]
194. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the targeted measures or supports being considered or implemented by his Department to support the retail sector in the context of increased operating costs, changing consumer behaviour and international economic pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30088/26]
195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will detail any contact his Department has had with a company (detail supplied) in relation to the latest round of redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/26]
196. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is considering changes that will allow for online platforms to be treated as publishers to increase their accountability for the content they allow on their websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16796/26]
197. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to broaden the attraction to tourists of Dublin 8 to include markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30425/26]
198. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if events in the Middle East and their impact on the global economy will result in any changes to the outlook for tourism in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/26]
199. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement between his Department and large employers on the issue of the way in which AI will affect jobs in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30412/26]
200. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures he is taking to increase the number of people with disabilities in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29503/26]
201. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given that tourism is made up of about 46,000 SMEs, and that they operate on very small margins, if he is taking any initiatives to help moderate cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30442/26]
202. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action he is taking to help increase productivity in indigenous enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30514/26]
203. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage have considered the introduction of a visitor accommodation levy, hotel bed tax or similar levies, nationally for the generation of additional revenue to support the growing tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26486/26]
204. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if grant support is available for the refurbishment of shopping centres; if not, if he is planning to introduce such a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29502/26]
205. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to implement, fund and expand Enterprise Ireland's Action Plan for Women in Business; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/26]
206. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the SME test is being applied in practice to assess the impact of new legislation and regulations on business costs; if he will provide specific examples of legislation or policy proposals where the SME test has been used and influenced outcomes; and the way in which this information is being shared across Government. …
207. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action he is taking on the cost of doing business, especially for the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30066/26]
478. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the membership, terms of reference and upcoming meetings of the Sectors of the Future Council, which was created through Action 17 of the Large Energy-user Action Plan (LEAP). [30638/26]
479. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the Action Plan for Collective Bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30952/26]
480. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to address labour displacement from Artificial Intelligence within and beyond what is set out in the Programme for Government, in the context of increasing concerns around the reach of such displacement to multiple sectors within the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3095…
481. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the establishment of the national AI office, including any efforts being made to ensure adequate parliamentary scrutiny and oversight of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30950/26]
482. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment about his decision to amend legislation to facilitate Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority to support Irish businesses entering the Defence space without government approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30949/26]
483. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the 2025 and 2026 capital and current budget allocation for Corporate Enforcement Authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29641/26]
484. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has engaged, or intends to engage, with representatives of the beauty sector regarding the exclusion of beauty services from the forthcoming VAT reduction; whether he will support discussions with the Minister for Finance to seek a more equitable policy approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
485. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department prepared or received any official advice or risk assessments on the potential military end use or diversion risks of alumina exports from Aughinish to Russia or Russian linked entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29981/26]