Parliamentary questions

498. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has received complaints that a company (details supplied) has altered franchise terms or operational conditions without consultation or agreement from franchisees, and whether stronger franchise-law protections are required. [10229/26]

499. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether franchise associations linked to a company (details supplied) are subject to any regulatory oversight; and whether concerns have been raised regarding their effectiveness in representing franchisee interests. [10230/26]

500. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has received complaints relating to allegations of bullying, coercion, intimidation, or unfair treatment of franchisees or workers, of a company (details supplied); and the company protections that exist for individuals raising such concerns. [10231/26]

501. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Workplace Relations Commission has received complaints or cases relating to workers or franchisees (details supplied) concerning employment rights, misclassification, or unfair treatment. [10233/26]

502. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether concerns arising from a franchise model (details supplied) will be considered as part of any planned reform of franchise regulation, including statutory protections for franchisees and transparency obligations for franchisers. [10234/26]

503. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he and or officials attached to his State aid unit reviewed and or scrutinised a decision of ISIF to support a company and the subsequent evolution of the investment (details suppled). [10444/26]

203. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the proposed regulations governing the use of short-term tourist accommodation, including platforms such as (details supplied) and similar services due to come into effect in May 2026; if specific exemptions are being considered for the offshore islands, given their unique demographi…

204. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is considering any proposals to create a national strategy to attract fully locationless remote jobs to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8826/26]

205. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is considering any proposals to create a dedicated unit within his Department, or Stage agencies, to attract fully locationless remote jobs to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8827/26]

206. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the value of dual-use goods exported to Israel in 2025 in its entirety; the companies that got licenses, as well as applications that were refused, and who the end users were. [8926/26]

207. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update as to whether funding will be allocated to Galway County Council to take ownership of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9017/26]

434. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his attention has been drawn to the 2024 acquisition of the Whiddy Island terminal by a US corporation (details supplied); the decision making process for allowing the acquisition to go ahead; whether the company’s environmental and human rights track record were considered as part of this decision; and if h…

435. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for Fáilte Ireland was spent; and if any underspend from the 2025 capital budget allocation was automatically transferred onto the 2026 capital budget allocation. [7418/26]

436. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in County Offaly facing rising energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7522/26]

437. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount of funding allocated to tourism development projects in County Offaly in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/26]

438. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to enterprises in County Offaly to mitigate the impact of high operational costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7528/26]

439. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the export assistance provided to businesses based in County Offaly over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7529/26]

440. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans for the development of new enterprise hubs and co-working spaces in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/26]

441. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs projected to be created in County Offaly as a result of foreign direct investment in data centres co-located with renewable energy projects; if local communities bear disproportionate infrastructure burdens from such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7561/26]

442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has formally requested the Central Statistics Office, since 2022, to develop a residential construction productivity framework or satellite account capable of producing residential-specific productivity indicators, including gross value added and hours worked; if so, the date of each such reque…

443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any Inter-Departmental Group, Steering Committee, or formal governance structure has been established since 2022 to oversee the development of residential construction productivity metrics, including modern methods of construction output; the Departments and agencies represented; the chairing authority; and t…

444. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a decision has been taken by his Department not to seek, request, or support a Eurostat derogation or alternative statistical approval to enable the publication of residential-specific construction productivity data; if such a decision has been taken, the date and rationale for that decision; and if no decisi…

445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the potential economic impact on tourism, foreign direct investment, export capacity, and employment arising from any curtailment or suspension of flights between Ireland and the United States linked to the Dublin Airport passenger cap; and if so, to provide the estimated economic …

446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether an independent external evaluation framework has been established to assess the value for money and productivity impact of the Built to Innovate initiative administered by Enterprise Ireland; whether any external evaluator has been appointed or procured to date; if not, whether the Minister intends to commiss…

447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department or Enterprise Ireland has established metrics to assess whether the Built to Innovate initiative has delivered demonstrable productivity gains at sector level within the residential construction industry, including impacts on housing output, build times, or unit delivery costs beyond firm-level…