263. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will prioritise work permit applications for the diary sector given the time sensitive nature of the sector's labour needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68562/25]
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264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to ensure clear and accurate consumer information on meat products supplied to food service businesses and retail outlets; the oversight mechanisms for verifying origin, labelling and traceability; and the measures in place to prevent consumers being misled about the nature or source of meat products. [68742/25]
265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific productivity indicators his Department uses to evaluate the impact of State-funded innovation schemes in the residential construction sector, including Built to Innovate and Construct Innovate, and to confirm whether metrics such as output per labour hour, output per euro of State support, and time-to-completion benchmarks …
266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the methodology used by his Department to assess value-for-money in the allocation of more than €6.5 million under the Built to Innovate programme for residential construction productivity, including the performance criteria applied to participating firms and the evidence of productivity gains recorded to date. [68901/25]
267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the findings of the recent mid-cycle international evaluation of Construct Innovate carried out in November 2025, including the assessment of its productivity-related KPIs, its impact on residential construction delivery, and any recommendations for corrective actions. [68902/25]
268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work undertaken with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Central Statistics Office since 2022 to develop residential-specific productivity data, including the collection of GVA, hours worked, and modern methods of construction output data separately from commercial construction, and the timeline for firs…
269. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies who have participated in the digital for business consultancy scheme in each year since it was established to date in 2025; the cost of the scheme in each year; the number of companies targeted to participate in the scheme in 2026; and his plans to expand the focus or scope of the scheme. [68949/25]
123. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a general permit application (details supplied) will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68252/25]
124. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the maximum quota for general employment permits for dairy farm assistants has been reached; if not, the number of permits issued to dairy farm assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68198/25]
125. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has considered increasing the maximum quota for general employment permits for dairy farm assistants, given labour shortage concerns from dairy farmers, and that the quota for the roll has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68272/25]
126. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 25 November 2025, if he will provide a further breakdown of the information supplied (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68282/25]
127. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the approach his Department and State enterprise and tourism agencies have to enhance the trade and investment relationship between Ireland and Arab states in the Middle East and North Africa. [68293/25]
128. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will liaise with Fáilte Ireland, an organisation (details supplied) and all interested stakeholders to investigate the feasibility of providing a facility similar to the ultra-modern versions available in other parts of the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68366/25]
129. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans there are to reduce the number of quangos and strip out the amassed red tape and bureaucracy that exists, in order to allow the delivery of projects under his Department’s remit in a more timely, efficient and customer-friendly manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68377/25]
130. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the significant increases in airline ticket prices to Prague following the Irish men’s national football team’s World Cup qualifying round draw is in line with consumer protection laws; if he will instruct the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68445/25…
131. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will instruct the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate airline ticket price hikes for major events in advance of the UEFA club football qualifying draws next July, which could see four Irish clubs travelling abroad for crucial games, given recent increase in prices for tickets to Prague following the Iris…
132. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, his Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending online in the interest of transparency and accessibility, if …
186. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the protections in place to protect people, from being made redundant, who have a medical condition that prevents them from working in the workplace but are working satisfactorily and productively from home. [67376/25]
187. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67461/25]
188. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the vacancies by job title currently at the corporate enforcement authority; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [67631/25]
189. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the 2025 budget allocation for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, in tabular form. [67632/25]
190. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will conduct an urgent review of a company's model (details supplied) to determine if the relationship between the franchisor and the franchisees/subcontractors constitutes de facto employment; and the steps which will be taken to ensure workers in similar models are afforded full employee rights and protections for example, re…
191. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of recent high-profile receiverships affecting franchise networks, if his Department plans to introduce dedicated franchise legislation in Ireland, similar to that in other jurisdictions (e.g., Australia or certain US States), which would mandate a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and establish a code of conduct to ensure fa…
192. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will address the concerns regarding remote work and rural communities, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67668/25]
193. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of payments made to online personalities in respect of paid partnership arrangements for social media content by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in 2024 and to date in 2025; if he will provide a breakdown by amount; name of online account, and/or personality that received payment and the promotion con…