411. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans in budget 2026 to expand trade missions or market access programmes specifically aimed at fashion and creative industries to strengthen Irish brand presence abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47916/25]
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412. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review a decision on a grant application for a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47929/25]
413. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/25]
414. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to introduce initiatives to tackle the rising costs of doing business in Ireland, as a matter of priority and to save jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48130/25]
415. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding supports that exist for individuals or communities with plans to build, develop or establish a museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48182/25]
416. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeline for the implementation of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; when the legislation will be enacted; and if the legislation will cover employees of a company (details supplied). [48196/25]
417. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if motor mechanic, plasterer and plumber trades can be added to the critical skills occupation list for employment permits to work in the State given the shortage of qualifications, skills or experience required for the proper functioning of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48280/25]
418. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will provide figures for the approximate total number of hotel or tourism accommodation beds in the State, by type of accommodation and by county; if any assessment has been done as to the optimal total number of tourism beds required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48369/25]
419. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if specific investment incentives are being built into the NDP to attract foreign direct investment and indigenous enterprise to Cork, Limerick and the wider southern region in order to support the National Planning Framework objective of balanced regional growth. [48391/25]
420. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a company (details supplied); the obligations Irish businesses, namely bars and restaurants, have to this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48449/25]
421. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, vacancies, by job title, at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; the estimated full-year costs of filling each of those vacancies; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48462/25]
422. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a decision will be made on an employment permit appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48515/25]
423. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the role international recruitment is expected to play in meeting the labour demands of Ireland’s housing programme; and if streamlined visa or recognition pathways are being considered for qualified tradespeople from abroad. [48569/25]
424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department, through Fáilte Ireland or other agencies, will provide support to Cork City Council and local stakeholders in promoting an area (details supplied) as a site of cultural and natural heritage with potential for UNESCO recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48604/25]
425. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the budget for the Health and Safety Authority in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [48653/25]
426. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of all statutory instruments signed by him in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48675/25]
427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the means by which the State ensures balanced representation on high-level advisory panels with foreign business leaders, including SMEs and Irish enterprises; and the means by which panel advice is tracked to policy outcomes. [48754/25]
428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessment that has been made of the impact of Ireland’s high household electricity costs on competitiveness, given that household costs often influence wage demands and business operating costs. [48839/25]
429. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the high price of electricity is a factor in deterring inward investment or encouraging emigration, particularly in the technology and manufacturing sectors. [48840/25]
430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department or affiliated consumer protection bodies have received representations from retail associations, butcher networks or consumer groups regarding the labelling of Halal-certified meat; the responses or guidelines that have been provided; and the steps planned to ensure all retail stakeholders can offer clarity to cus…
431. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to micro-breweries, small distilleries and other such enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48896/25]
432. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the trade-related supports planned in Budget 2026 to assist the Irish fashion sector in navigating post-Brexit rules-of-origin requirements and new US tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49539/25]
663. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to respond to media reports of data centres located in Ireland being used to "plan deadly airstrikes and shape military operations" by a unit of the Israeli occupying forces against the people of Palestine (details supplied); and to outline whether his department has engaged with the data centre owner on the matter. [46728/25]
664. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of trade missions undertaken to Asian countries in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47462/25]
665. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of trade missions undertaken to Middle Eastern countries in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47463/25]