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Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1009. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports and measures available to small businesses impacted by retail crime and break-ins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1966/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1010. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department plans to increase the supports and measures available to small businesses impacted by retail crime and break-ins during the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1968/26]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1011. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1979/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1012. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department, or any body under its aegis, has funded, or is funding, other than where legal costs were awarded against the employer by a court or tribunal, the legal costs of any current or concluded litigation taken by an employee or former employee against that Department or body, in each of the past five years; if so, to…
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1013. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the basis on which his Department, or a body under its aegis, may fund the legal costs of an employee or former employee in litigation where that employee is in dispute with, or taking proceedings against, the same body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2037/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1014. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the funding of employee legal costs in disputes against his Department, or a body under its aegis, is standard practice; if not, the circumstances in which such funding may be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2055/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1015. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the guidance, codes, circulars or directions that govern the payment of legal costs by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in employment-related disputes, including any requirements under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies or Departmental sanction arrangements; and if he will make a statement on…
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1016. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the funding of employee legal costs in litigation against the employing body could give rise to governance, accountability, or value for money concerns; whether his Department has issued any guidance in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2091/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1017. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has reviewed, or intends to review, the practice of Departments, and bodies under their aegis, funding legal costs in employment disputes involving those same bodies; and if so, the outcome or timeline for such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2109/26]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1018. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether arrangements to fund legal costs in employment disputes involving his Department, or bodies under its aegis, require the prior approval of his Department or the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2127/26]
Tony McCormack Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1019. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment how enterprise supports are being aligned with tourism development to maximise economic spill-over for local suppliers, service providers and community-based businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2145/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1020. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is using artificial intelligence tools for any graphic design or similar work in place of artists, designers or videographers; and, if so, to outline which projects or units of the Department are affected. [2245/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1021. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any agencies or other bodies under his remit are using artificial intelligence tools for any graphic design or similar work in place of artists, designers or videographers; and, if so, to outline which projects or units of the organisation are affected. [2263/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1022. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if it can be ensured that an employment permit refusal appeal (details supplied) is granted, and that the individual in question is granted a permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2290/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1023. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is aware of instances of companies using payment in lieu of notice to avoid employees attaining two years’ service needed to be entitled to statutory redundancy; whether his Department has any plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2416/26]
John Clendennen Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1024. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of the top ten capital or programme projects delivered by his Department or its agencies over the past three years which were completed on time and within the originally approved budget; the project name, location, delivery timeframe, original approved budget, final outturn cost, and delivery body, for each projec…
John Clendennen Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1025. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to detail the annual spend on external consultants by his Department and its agencies in each of the past three years; the number of consultancy contracts, the largest individual consultancy engagements by value, and whether internal capacity-building or cost-benefit assessments were undertaken prior to engaging external consultant…
John Clendennen Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1026. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list, for each of the past three years of the top ten projects per annum delivered by his Department or its agencies which were completed late and over the originally approved budget; the project name, location, original approved completion date, actual completion date, original approved budget, final outturn cost, cos…
John Clendennen Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1027. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a referendum will be held to ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, the International Agreement for which was signed by Ireland in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2477/26]
John Clendennen Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
1028. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the progress of the Retail Crime Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2479/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
396. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that statutory redundancy pay is only required after two years of service; if he is aware that due to this, some companies hire large numbers of staff and then dismiss them shortly before they reach the two-year mark, only to hire some of the same people again soon after; if he has considered that while legally, this …
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
397. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the key measures taken under the remit of his Department to control insurance costs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73554/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
398. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the data centre cost benefit report he commissioned. [73597/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 11 December 2025, the date by which his Department will furnish the information stated as “currently being collated”; if the evaluation framework for the built to innovate programme exists in draft or interim form; and to identify the official or unit responsible for finalising this material.…
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 11 December 2025, if his Department has, since 2022, made any formal request to the Central Statistics Office, Eurostat, or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the publication of residential construction productivity statistics, including GVA or hours worked; and if s…