Parliamentary questions

959. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans in place to create more opportunities in order that persons can work closer to home in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54879/26]

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]

961. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to protect the copyright, intellectual property rights and economic livelihoods of Irish artists in the context of generative artificial intelligence, particularly following the progression of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

962. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to report on a meeting (details supplied); who was in attendance; the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55059/26]

963. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has completed an assessment of the potential for regional bioenergy clusters in counties with strong agricultural and infrastructural assets such as County Louth; if proposals have been submitted under the smart regions enterprise innovation scheme; and whether future rounds of regional ente…

964. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to review a work permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55159/26]

965. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when finance (details supplied) for SMEs will reopen for applications for the finance products they provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55190/26]

966. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will examine the current employment permit rules and criteria; if the employment length rule will be examined; his views on whether two years in the initial employment would be a fairer period instead of the current five year rule; his views on whether a change such as this would assist in the protection of wor…

967. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he intends to amend the Consumer Protection Act 2007 to expressly define commercial influencing and address advertising undertaken in return for gifted products, affiliate income, hospitality or other non-monetary benefits. [55279/26]

968. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of inspections, investigations, compliance notices and prosecutions undertaken by the CCPC regarding undisclosed influencer advertising in each of the years 2023 to 2026. [55280/26]

969. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in light of redundancies in an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin; if he will call on the company to fully engage with employee representatives, as legislation requires, with a view to reach agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55368/26]

970. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any supports being put in place to support former employees of a company (details supplied) who have recently been made redundant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55397/26]

971. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the engagement his Department has had with a company (details supplied) in relation to the significant number of redundancies that have been announced in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55398/26]

972. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position he is taking to ensure that meaningful consultations are carried out between a company (details supplied) and any former employees that have recently been made redundant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55399/26]

973. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has received a collective redundancy notification in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in 2026; the number of employees notified as being at risk of redundancy and the number of redundancies proposed; the engagement his Department and its agencies have had with the company since the no…

974. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures in place to ensure that employers undertaking collective redundancies comply with their obligations under the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended, to consult employee representatives in good time and with a view to reaching agreement; the enforcement mechanisms and penalties that apply where …

975. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the action plan to promote collective bargaining required under Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages; the timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55510/26]

976. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the efficiency and reform proposals that his Department has submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in response to their request for such proposals with a deadline of the 17 July 2026; the impact that these spending cuts will have on public servi…

977. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [55579/26]

978. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the breakdown of funding provided to local enterprise offices within Fingal County Council over the past three years; the number of grants awarded, and jobs supported or created, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55592/26]

979. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs in IDA-backed companies within the Fingal County Council area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55593/26]

980. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs in IDA-backed companies within the Dublin 15 area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55594/26]

981. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs in Dublin west, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55595/26]

982. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs within the Fingal County Council area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55596/26]

983. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs which have been created in Dublin west by Enterprise Ireland during each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55597/26]