Parliamentary questions

710. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of workplace disputes involving teachers referred to the Workplace Relations Commission in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/26]

711. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to support small and medium-sized enterprises facing increased operating costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43491/26]

712. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the precise arrangements in place in his Department to comply with the requirements of section 25 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 , in respect of the grades of principal officer and assistant principal, excluding those hours recorded on a flexi time system; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

713. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide details of the complaints procedure for a person who wishes to make a complaint about a member of staff in the WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43506/26]

714. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he can provide details of the procedure to determine if a person has committed perjury in giving evidence under oath to the WRC; to whom the complaint should be addressed; in what format; the timeframes for dealing with any such request; what specific legal underpinning does this procedure have; the potential …

715. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is satisfied with the current four-week waiting time for a basic company incorporation application with the CRO; the additional resources that have been allocated to the CRO given the 30% increase in company incorporation applications in 2026; if he will request the registrar to expediate an application (…

716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any monitoring or assessment of the level of alumina exported to Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/26]

717. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether their Department has undertaken, commissioned, received or considered any modelling, forecasts, impact assessments, scenario planning exercises or labour-market analyses regarding the potential impact of artificial intelligence on employment levels, occupational displacement, workforce demand, productivity an…

718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures their Department intends to implement to support workers whose employment may be adversely affected by artificial intelligence; the funding allocated or planned for AI-related workforce transition, retraining and reskilling programmes; any targets, performance indicators or implementation timelines estab…

719. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of businesses in County Kildare that have availed of supports through local enterprise offices in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the value of funding approved. [43753/26]

720. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to support small retailers and hospitality businesses experiencing increased operating costs. [43754/26]

721. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason risks associated with data centre development identified in the terms of reference, which specified "the potential for increases in electricity prices related to any grid infrastructure developments required to support further data centre development and the impact on business costs," were not addressed i…

722. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding a Departmental review (details supplied) in relation to alumina exported to Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43851/26]

723. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/26]

724. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to confirm that Fáilte Ireland is collecting data on heritage properties that have received a CAT exemption as provided for in CAT legislation; to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis, incl…

725. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the finding of a report (details supplied) on data centres which said transparent reporting on energy and water is a potential solution to the problems the industry faces; his views on the fact that only one in six data centres located in Ireland fulfilled transparency obligations to report on energy an…

726. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the infrastructure funding models to ensure Ireland is an attractive investment location for industry mentioned in the LEAP policy. [43998/26]

727. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider a review of a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44189/26]

728. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers with English as an additional language (EAL) employed by her Department in each of the past five years; the costs of an EAL teacher per school; the criteria for a school to be granted an EAL teacher; if the costs of these posts are fully covered by her Department; the projected increase in EAL posts requir…

729. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next round of DEIS and DEIS Plus schools will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41448/26]

730. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department meet with schools on their DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41449/26]

732. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the recently sanctioned special class for a school (details supplied). [41459/26]

733. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a response to correspondence (details supplied). [41460/26]

734. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied). [41461/26]

735. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department is committed to maintaining parity of pay increases for retired teachers in line with pay increases for their working colleagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41472/26]