Questions

254. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the external review of LEO supports will be published; and the changes planned on foot of the review, particularly to the grow digital voucher. [72168/26]

255. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if additional funding will be provided to local enterprise offices in 2027; and if enhancements are planned to LEO supports, particularly the grow digital voucher. [72167/26]

359. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether retail businesses, including mobile phone accessory shops and vape shops, are eligible for local enterprise office start-up grants; the eligibility criteria applied to such businesses; and the oversight mechanisms that are in place to ensure grant funding is awarded only to qualifying enterprises. [68886/26]

8. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress made on adjusting the mandate of Enterprise Ireland to better support small indigenous exporters; and the specific changes being considered. [66665/26]

14. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the number of jobs currently supported by IDA Ireland in each of the midland counties. [66656/26]

32. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to attract new IDA-supported investment and employment to Cork North-West, particularly Mallow, Kanturk, Millstreet and Macroom. [66952/26]

956. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has given consideration to providing additional supports that are available to small businesses in Galway east experiencing increased operating costs and labour shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58885/26]

957. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the enterprise or innovation supports operated by his Department, Enterprise Ireland or agencies under its aegis that specifically address the growing geospatial technology sector; whether his Department has assessed the geospatial sector as a growth opportunity for Irish enterprise; if no sector-specific support or assessment has …

960. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to ensure that rural enterprises and businesses in County Wexford remain funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54880/26]

1028. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the initiatives being undertaken to support enterprise development and commercial occupancy in the town centres of Macroom and Millstreet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57014/26]

1029. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of businesses in Cork county that have availed of the grow digital voucher scheme and digital for business programme since established; the total funding approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57015/26]

1069. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the proposed reform of the Local Enterprise Offices; the details of the proposed reforms; the timeline for implementation of the proposed reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58754/26]

1072. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of Enterprise Ireland supports approved for companies in each county in each of the past ten years, together with the number of jobs created and sustained, in tabular form. [58879/26]

1073. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of grants approved by each local enterprise office in each local authority area in each of the past ten years, broken down by scheme, together with the number of jobs created and sustained, in tabular form. [58880/26]

1079. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the additional supports being considered for independent retailers in Galway East facing increased labour, insurance and energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59128/26]

1080. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to clarify the regional distribution of enterprise and employment funding under programmes announced by his Department and to prioritise providing equal funding to all areas, including Galway east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59129/26]

1081. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the criteria used by Enterprise Ireland and other enterprise support agencies in determining eligibility for enhanced grant aid or other regional investment supports based on geographic location; whether County Galway or parts thereof are excluded from enhanced funding schemes on the basis of economic indicators or regional classificat…

1082. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the extent to which regional funding classifications may disadvantage businesses located in areas that do not qualify for enhanced grant aid when competing for investment or grant aid with businesses in designated areas; whether a review of these classifications is planned; and if he will make a stat…

1083. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is satisfied that the geographic criteria used in the allocation of enterprise grants and regional investment supports operate fairly for businesses in County Galway; whether consideration has been given to extending enhanced supports to areas such as Galway east that may not qualify under existing classifications; and if he…

1084. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the rationale underpinning the allocation of grant aid and other financial supports by enterprise support agencies; whether eligibility for, or the level of, support available to a business is influenced by its geographic location; the areas that qualify for enhanced levels of support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59…

288. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for trades persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54296/26]

289. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the information and financial supports that are available to a person considering starting their own business in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54299/26]

290. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department provides financial supports or schemes which private businesses developing a sports facility including padel courts could avail of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54303/26]

293. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports, grant schemes, advisory services or other assistance available to sole traders and small business owners who experience an unexpected downturn in trading activity resulting in short-term cashflow difficulties as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); whether consideration is being given to additional supports …

248. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the operating costs of each IDA office worldwide, by location in 2025 and for the first six months of 2026, in tabular form. [52718/26]