Parliamentary questions

150. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53227/25]

151. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people employed directly by companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53228/25]

152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 25 September 2025, whether he will issue guidance to employers concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza in particular, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and…

153. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for a full list of organisations which have been granted "Trusted Flagger" status by Coimisiún na Meán under the EU's digital Services act; if there are plans within Coimisiún na Meán to expand the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53478/25]

154. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has made a decision in a visa appeal case for a person (details supplied); and if not, the timeframe for when the applicant will be notified. [53484/25]

155. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has updated public procurement guidelines in the context of public bodies purchasing goods and/or services produced and/or developed by Israeli companies. [53533/25]

156. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 23 September 2025, and having regard to the confirmation therein that under Government decisions of 19 May 2009, 2 March 2011, 8 March 2011 and 28 March 2017 all public bodies subject to the 15-day prompt payment requirement must report against a defined set of fields inc…

157. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will issue guidance to community and voluntary organisations concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and that therefore the sponsorship of employment perm…

158. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he last met the CEO of the Corporate Enforcement Authority; when he is next scheduled to meet the CEO of Corporate Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53691/25]

159. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name all of IDA Ireland client companies with operations in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53694/25]

160. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of differences in eligibility criteria for certain business types (details supplied) paid under the power up grant; whether they should be included in the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53768/25]

161. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will support the Budget 2026 requests of an organisation (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53843/25]

162. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will reintroduce an increased level of grant support to support Irish businesses with enhancing their online retailing capabilities, similar to the previous Enterprise Ireland online retail scheme. [53923/25]

278. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the technical review of IS 465 will be published now that the consultation on the review is closed for submissions since July 2025, in view of the fact of the urgency; if he will provide a clear timeline for the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52850/25]

279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on that of an organisation (details supplied) that changes in our regulatory environment are critical to a more competitive business environment; that a well-designed and enforced regulatory environment is a critical feature of a modern, complex economy and can boost growth in living standards; that there a…

280. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacancies at the Corporate Enforcement Authority, by job title; the timeframe for each of those vacancies being filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52795/25]

44. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the public consultation on developing an Action Plan for Collective Bargaining; if the public consultation report will be published in advance of the Action Plan; the timeframe for the publication of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/25]

45. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration has been given to setting up a cross-departmental-agency task force overseeing competitiveness in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52289/25]

46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits issued to nationals of India in each year from 2015 to date; the categories of work permits issued; the sectors in which they were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52319/25]

47. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full-time and part-time staff currently employed by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; the numbers of staff centrally employed and those employed under short-term contracts or through agencies; to provide the salary rates for centrally employed, short-term contract staff and agency contr…

48. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that have been taken to the WRC in relation to the right to request remote work, the right to request flexible work, and whether those cases ruled in favour of the employer or the employee since legislation was introduced, with the data broken down by year. [52433/25]

49. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on Pillar 3 of the Making Remote Work Strategy, which commits to develop national data on the frequency and incidence of remote work to provide an evidence base for future policy; the data that will be included, and where it is available. [52434/25]

50. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether under Pillar 3 of the Making Remote Work Strategy, which commits to developing national data on the frequency and incidence of remote work, if the data is collected on counties where remote workers are located and therefore benefit from the practise of remote work. [52435/25]

51. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether under Pillar 3 of the Making Remote Work Strategy, which commits to developing national data on the frequency and incidence of remote work, includes the percentage of remote workers per county. [52436/25]

52. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether under pillar 3 of the Making Remote Work Strategy, which commits to developing national data on the frequency and incidence of remote work, any data is collected on remote working prevalence by county. [52437/25]