Parliamentary questions

970. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount the IDA invested separately into facilities/industry in locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74646/25]

971. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has had any engagements with Fáilte Ireland regarding Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74819/25]

972. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a general employment permit renewal (details supplied) can be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74863/25]

973. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of data breaches recorded by his Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74894/25]

974. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE qualified legal advisors working within his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74923/25]

975. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of visits the IDA carried out with prospective companies to each county in the years 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74993/25]

976. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of visits the IDA carried out in Laois in 2024and 2025, by year; the number of these visits with prospective companies which were virtual visits; the number which were physical visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74994/25]

977. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of projects in his Department that were delayed in 2023 and 2024 due to the change of document from the Public Spending Code to the Infrastructure Guidelines, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75108/25]

978. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General in his Department and to the head of each agency for which they are responsible; whether this scale has changed in the past two years or whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75194/2…

979. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount expended on advertising and promotion in his Department, and within each agency for which he is responsible, for 2022 to 2024, by year and budgeted for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75212/25]

980. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of press, media or communications staff currently employed in his Department and within each agency for which he is responsible; the cost of these staff for 2025 and the expected cost for 2026; whether there are proposals to increase the number of such staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

981. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost to his Department and to each agency for which they are responsible arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; the line items or events for which a cost is expected to arise and the estimated cost for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75248/25]

982. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the priorities of his Department and each agency for which they are responsible for, in respect of Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75266/25]

983. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the analysis undertaken by his Department of the cumulative impact on Irish small and medium-sized enterprises of recent and forthcoming changes to customs and tariff rules affecting parcel exports to the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union; and the policy supports are planned to assist businesse…

984. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the research his Department is carrying out to assess to economic impact of data centres in Ireland; when this research was originally commissioned; to report on any insights garnered to date; if any of the research was presented to the CRU as part of their process of updating Ireland’s large energy user co…

985. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason companies (details supplied) have not been fined for facilitating the sale of tickets above face value; the reason this company is able to operate in the Irish market; the way in which he plans to tackle the frequent scalping of tickets that continues despite legislation outlawing it; and if he will make …

986. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans for a policy of leave for those who experience early pregnancy loss (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1388/26]

987. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the use of AI systems to generate explicit deepfakes of real, identifiable people without their consent; if he considers this practice unlawful, the plans to prevent such content spreading online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1448/26]

988. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action the Government is taking to ensure that social media companies are taking action to detect, remove and mitigate the spread of harmful and illegal material, including content involving minors or non-consensual imagery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1449/26]

989. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has investigated vet practice competition and pricing to assess if it is a competitive market. [1607/26]

990. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will require pricing for the top ten veterinary procedures to be published and publicly available to consumers; and where "pet plans" available prices will be included with and without said "pet plan" to enable transparency. [1608/26]

991. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the date on which a supplementary estimate or supplementary estimates was sought in respect of his Department’s Vote for each of the past ten years, and to the date in 2026; the gross and net amount involved in each case; and the Vote subheads to which each supplementary estimate related. [1791/26]

992. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the value of expenditure originally allocated in the Estimates to specific programmes or staffing measures that could not be spent as planned within the year for each of the past five years; and whether such underspends were surrendered, carried forward, or reallocated to other areas within the Vote. [1812/26]

993. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the signing of the National Charter for Digital Inclusion by a company (details supplied) will translate into practical digital-skills supports for SMEs and workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1843/26]

994. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the additional €23 million for Ireland’s European digital innovation hubs will expand AI, cybersecurity and wider digital-adoption supports for SMEs and public bodies during phase 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1844/26]