Parliamentary questions

312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the commencement date for the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11505/26]

313. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of claims or cases adjudicated upon by the Workplace Relations Commission mediation service in each of the past five years; the breakdown of those claims by who brought the claim, either employee or employer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11523/26]

314. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employee against an employer to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11524/26]

315. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employee against an employer to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed not to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11525/26]

316. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employer against an employee to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11526/26]

317. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employer against an employee to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed not to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/26]

318. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, where an employee complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission was deemed not to have a valid claim at mediation stage, the complaint subsequently proceeded to a full hearing, and the complaint was upheld, in tabular form; and if he wil…

319. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, where an employee complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission was deemed not to have a valid claim at mediation stage, the complaint subsequently proceeded to a full hearing, and the complaint was not upheld, in tabular form; and if he…

115. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on plans to modernise the Limited Partnership Act 1907 legislation. [10868/26]

116. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the capital budget of IDA Ireland for each of the years 2008 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [10700/26]

117. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of an issue in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10704/26]

118. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the statutory, policy, or administrative basis on which his Department considers that responsibility for commissioning residential construction productivity metrics, including residential-specific gross value added and labour input indicators, rests exclusively with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Her…

119. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has, at any time since 2022, formally considered requesting the Central Statistics Office to develop residential-specific construction productivity indicators; whether any internal advice, briefing note, or submission was prepared on this issue; and, if no such consideration occurred, the reaso…

120. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has sought advice from the Central Statistics Office or Eurostat on the feasibility of publishing residential-specific construction productivity data within the existing EU statistical framework; whether any barriers were identified; and if no such engagement has taken place, the reason his Dep…

121. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has defined any sector-level performance indicators for the Built to Innovate initiative, beyond firm-level project assessments; to measure impacts on residential housing output, construction timelines, or unit delivery costs; and if not, the reason his Department satisfies itself that the init…

122. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the rationale for scheduling the first independent external evaluation of the Built to Innovate initiative for 2027, notwithstanding that €6.8 million in public grant approvals have already issued; and to confirm whether his Department considered commissioning an earlier evaluation to inform decisions on programme co…

123. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any further funding allocations or programme expansions under the Built to Innovate initiative will proceed in advance of an independent external evaluation; whether his Department has considered making future funding contingent on demonstrated sector-level productivity or housing delivery outcomes; and if no…

124. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the cross-departmental data analytics working group established under Housing for All has assigned clear Ministerial accountability for the measurement of residential construction productivity; whether any recommendation was made to establish a dedicated residential productivity framework; and if no such reco…

125. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures or supports, his Department plans to implement for SMEs to deal with the rising costs of sending parcels via An Post for businesses and the lowered weight limit for prepaid labels from 10kg to 5kg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10796/26]

467. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of the most recent bank holiday to the Irish economy. [9652/26]

468. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a cross-agency review involving the Workplace Relations Commission, the Corporate Enforcement Authority, and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is underway in relation to an employment model, corporate governance, and franchise practices (details supplied). [10235/26]

469. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration will be given by his Department working in conjunction with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on matters relating to the cross-Border enforcement of consumer protection and road safety laws to assist those who purchase and import second hand cars from Northern Ireland and the UK an…

470. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration will be given to the provision of a cross-Border mechanism with Northern Ireland and the UK to ensure cross-Border enforcement of consumer and road safety laws during the purchase and import of second hand vehicles, and ensure that car dealers in these jurisdictions are held accountable should any iss…

471. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland will be represented at the Global AI Summit in India in February 2026; if so, the nature of that representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9273/26]

472. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has received any briefings, reports, or risk assessments from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding cartel behaviour or bid-rigging in public procurement for State-funded projects; the dates of any such briefings since 2022; the sectors concerned; and if he will make a st…