Parliamentary questions

19. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans that have been put in place to protect those who lose their job through the advancement of AI. [12297/26]

20. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with retail representative bodies regarding the challenges facing the sector in 2026; the policy responses under consideration to sustain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13250/26]

21. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the reinstatement of the IDA advance planning permit for the proposed advance building at the Creagh site in Ballinasloe, including when the planning application will be lodged with Galway County Council; the expected timeline for decision; and the actions being taken in the meantime to position Balli…

22. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the work the Cost of Business Advisory Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/26]

23. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he plans to put the AI advisory council, which currently operates on a voluntary basis, on a permanent footing and provide it with State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12951/26]

24. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the employment rate in County Mayo; and if he will outline how this compares with other counties. [12161/26]

25. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider introducing protections for workers in the case of severe weather events in order that they are not placed in undue danger or financially penalised for being unable to attend their workplace during severe weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13368/26]

26. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the measures being put in place to grow tourism in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13257/26]

27. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to communities included in the Wild Atlantic Way initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11994/26]

28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the measures undertaken by his Department to reduce the backlog for employment permit renewal applications given that the current processing timeline is approximately four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13143/26]

29. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people who have applied for the emergency humanitarian flooding scheme in each of the past six weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12167/26]

30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the national AI office will have advisory panels in place for routinely collaborating with young people, older people and disabled people and including representation from those groups and also civil society groups that can provide routine expertise and insights into AI harms and benefits; and if he will make a st…

31. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on whether the EU should be treated as a minimum baseline for national AI regulation, and not a maximum standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12953/26]

32. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on current processing times for all employment permit types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13390/26]

33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he intends to progress with legislation to restrict short-term lets in towns with more than 10,000 people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13126/26]

34. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the implementation of the new Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity. [13314/26]

35. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the setting up of the proposed national AI office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13369/26]

36. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on a factory (details supplied); the progress on support for workers; the future plans for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13359/26]

37. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the social enterprise model and encourage entrepreneurship that delivers both economic and social value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13249/26]

38. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current status of the Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025 in light of significant concerns that it may negatively impact Ireland’s tourism industry; if his Department has had discussion with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage around the planning issues; and if he will make a statement…

39. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the new tourism policy “A New Era for Irish Tourism” will support tourism development in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13133/26]

40. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the creation of a national strategy to attract fully locationless remote jobs to Ireland. [13313/26]

41. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs created in the past five years in County Kildare; the top three employers in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13385/26]

42. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the proposed national AI office will be up and running by August 2026; if it will provide the immediate, coordinated, all-of-government approach to AI that is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12898/26]

43. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the measures taken thus far to secure a tenant or tenants for the fully completed, advanced technology building on the Dublin Road in Carlow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13258/26]