Parliamentary questions

937. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the criteria which were applied to the appointment of Chief Executive Officer of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland; his role and that of his Department in the process; and an outline of the process for the appointment of the most recent CEO. [43256/25]

938. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases involving the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland currently before the Workplace Relations Commission, or which have gone before the WRC over the past five years; and the legal costs incurred by the DCCI as a result of WRC cases in that period; and his Department's role in providing funding…

939. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the €250 million seed and venture capital scheme led by Enterprise Ireland; the intended timeline for deployment; and how it will contribute to the Government’s 300,000 job creation target by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43338/25]

940. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he expects to publish the proposed national life sciences strategy; whether it will include actions on workforce planning, infrastructure and supply chains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/25]

941. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress made in establishing the new small business unit within his Department; the anticipated functions and staffing level of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43340/25]

942. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress to date on developing strategic development zones to support regional enterprise and investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43341/25]

943. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether additional steps are planned to tackle rising levels of retail crime, as outlined in the programme for Government, including any co-ordination with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43342/25]

944. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the expected timeline for launching further calls under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund; and whether future calls will prioritise AI, clean tech and SME collaboration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43343/25]

945. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the updated Enterprise 2035 strategy will be published; whether it will contain sector-specific targets for indigenous exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43344/25]

946. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for each of the past five years, the number of employers who undertook a Labour Market Needs Test to see if there was anyone in the State/EEA who could fill a vacancy and, having found there was no one suitable, applied for a visa; and the number of such occasions where a visa was subsequently granted, in tabular for…

947. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the review of the critical skills occupations list and the ineligible occupations list will take into consideration issues related to low pay, downward pressures on wages and the availability of housing, in addition to the needs of the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43357/25]

948. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the list of occupations currently subject to quotas for work visas; the number of visas issued for each of these occupations in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43358/25]

949. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the work of the IDA in County Louth in the past 12 months, including the work done to try to prevent job losses at IDA companies in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/25]

950. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an assessment of his Department’s view of the state of the following sectors in the economy: pharma, technology and med-tech; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43436/25]

951. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the work being done by his Department, in conjunction with other Government Departments, on the development of an All-Ireland Enterprise Hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43437/25]

952. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the work his Department has done to increase cross-Border tourism; if any work is underway to market the Newry, Mourne, Gullion, Cooley and Dundalk areas as a tourism destination within Ireland’s Ancient East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43438/25]

953. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the work being done by his Department and any engagement with other Departments and Government agencies to address concerns around issues such as AI, social media algorithms, disinformation and cybersecurity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/25]

954. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the work being done by his Department and any engagement with other Departments and Government agencies and companies to build a strategy for the utilisation of AI for enterprise innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/25]

955. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the data available and its sources to support the case that alcohol labelling will economically damage the drinks sector in Ireland; to provide any evidence and its sources that such labelling has negatively impacted the sale of alcohol in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43597/25]

956. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43658/25]

957. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/25]

958. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the introduction of Fáilte Ireland's short-term letting register; to outline the enforcement measures that will be in place in cases of non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43724/25]

959. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on plans to deliver collective bargaining legislation for Irish workers, as per the recommendations of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43725/25]

960. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of short-term lets in operation in Dublin, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43726/25]

961. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated full-year cost of introducing two new bank holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43727/25]