597. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58509/25]
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598. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of site visits by the IDA in 2024/2025 to date, on a county-by-county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58524/25]
599. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of IDA-supported site visits to County Kildare from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58698/25]
600. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the proposed timescale for the introduction of a single application procedure for immigration and employment permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58788/25]
601. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if any consideration has been given to moving the Consumer Protection aspects of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to the Central Bank of Ireland to avoid duplication and improve efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58872/25]
602. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and qualifications of staffing envisioned for the planned National Artificial Intelligence Office, when recruitment for these posts will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58930/25]
603. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the Government’s plans to increase trade with EU partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57163/25]
604. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on IDA and Enterprise Ireland investment plans in Cork north central and the Mallow area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59037/25]
605. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for small and medium enterprises affected by high commercial rents in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59038/25]
606. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps which are being taken to attract new enterprise and investment to Mallow and to the north Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59039/25]
607. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for small businesses in Cork city struggling with rising energy and insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59040/25]
608. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Enterprise Ireland is supporting any start-up hubs or co-working spaces in Cork north central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59041/25]
609. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on implementation of the living wage; if it will be mandatory for public procurement contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59042/25]
610. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will review the operation of the national minimum wage to ensure that it keeps pace with inflation and cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59043/25]
611. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is ensuring decent work and fair pay in new green and tech industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59044/25]
612. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the living wage roadmap; the measures being taken to ensure compliance among public contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59045/25]
613. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will review a case relating to an employment permit for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the potential error can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59072/25]
614. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to rectify an error that has occurred with a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59083/25]
615. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the rules regarding State agencies permitting staff to earn flexi time credits while working remotely; whether there are any upcoming reviews of the rules around this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59108/25]
616. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of plans for Ireland’s membership of the European Unified Patent Court System; when it is expected a referendum on the subject will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59259/25]
617. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider asking Failte Ireland to standardise check in and check out times for hotels in Ireland (details supplied) [59472/25]
618. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Government’s 15-day prompt payment requirement applies to all payments made by Departments and agencies, including reimbursements or grant payments to community, voluntary and non-profit organisations; if not, to identify the categories of payments excluded; and to explain the rationale for this distinction. [59595/25]
619. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has undertaken any assessment of the decline in business confidence within our experience economy, as identified in the latest IBEC sentiment survey; and if he will outline the supports being considered to stabilise employment levels in this sector. [59626/25]
620. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department is taking to address the impact of sustained inflation, labour policy changes and wage pressures on hospitality and tourism-related enterprises, which employ over 330,000 people nationwide. [59628/25]
621. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the so-called ‘crisis mechanism’ within the European Defence Industrial Programme which would allow basic protections within the Working Time Directive to be suspended for arms companies, allowing them to override core workers’ rights provisions of EU law; and…