Parliamentary questions

197. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action being taken to ensure that no one is left behind as AI advances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/26]

198. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is aware that Ireland's second largest ticket selling website has gone into liquidation and has left event organisers out of large amounts of money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45612/26]

199. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he acknowledges the severe cost pressures currently facing small and medium-sized businesses arising from increased labour, energy, insurance and operating costs; whether supports aimed at protecting employment and competitiveness in the SME sector will form a priority part of his engagement with the Minister f…

200. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that a cost-benefit analysis was not included in a report (details supplied) commissioned by his Department; if he has considered a cost-benefit analysis to generate a net present value for data centres in Ireland to be made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

201. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is pursuing any initiatives to reduce red tape for SME’s in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45636/26]

202. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the targeted actions that are being taken to address the shortage of tourist accommodation in North Fingal, including hotel capacity and bed and breakfast provision, particularly given the area's proximity to Dublin Airport and key visitor routes, and the potential economic benefits of increasing overnight stays in …

203. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given that a greater proportion of data jobs related to data centres are related to construction (9,356 construction jobs compared to 7,636 additional operational jobs from 2010 to 2024), if the demand for construction roles related to data centres is being considered in the context of constructions skills neede…

204. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans in place to support development along the M1 corridor and attract high-value jobs to mid-Louth and north Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45618/26]

205. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of the importance of enterprise centres in providing workspace for start-up businesses and SMEs, the incentives and grant aid available for such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45590/26]

206. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work his Department is doing in relation to cross-Border tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45431/26]

207. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the work of the Small Business Unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45351/26]

208. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is planning to abolish sub-minimum wages and increase the national minimum wage to a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/26]

209. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Taoiseach when the CSO will release the data centres metered electricity consumption statistics for 2025. [44977/26]

210. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur [45173/26]

211. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order. [45191/26]

212. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45379/26]

213. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any difficulties her Department has encountered in progressing the Dublin/Belfast Economic Corridor since Brexit. [45449/26]

214. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is currently taking to support the humanitarian crisis in Sudan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44916/26]

215. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the Paris protocol; her views on the changes that should be sought to the arrangements governing economic relations between Palestine and Isreal to further the economic sovereignty of the state of Palestine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45072/26]

216. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the withholding of billions of clearing revenues/tax funds by the Israeli government from the Palestinian Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45073/26]

217. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to a recent construction project in Albania which seeks to disapply EU environmental law (details supplied); if she will raise this issue with the European Commission in relation to Albania's application for EU accession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45075/26]

218. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within her Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4516…

219. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether an invoice can be paid by her Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…

220. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has spoken formally with the US Secretary of State in the past three months. [45239/26]

221. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the activities of the Irish Embassy based in Rabat including staffing levels. [45240/26]