59. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on IDA activity in Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62043/25]
Topics / Enterprise Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnterprise Policy
127 questions from 52 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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124 written, 3 oral
52
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 9 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 9 |
| June 2025 | 10 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 29 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 11 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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61. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans for development of the vacant IDA site in Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62241/25]
68. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has had any engagement with businesses or business representative groups regarding the changes to the National Training Fund. [61622/25]
399. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific measures he is taking to support the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52116/25]
17. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the proposed Glass Bottle Site innovation hub aligns with commitments to fostering innovation and collaboration in his Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50481/25]
20. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if usage data relating to the National Enterprise Hub is able to demonstrate the more popular or accessible business supports; the means by which this data is being used to inform the decision making process in relation to the development of new business supports and the expansion of existing business supports; and if he will make a sta…
21. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to establish a national start-up campus modelled on the successful French 'Station F'; if a well-supported and ready-to-go site in Sandyford would meet the criteria as a potential location for such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50691/25]
27. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are statistics relating to the usage of the newly launched National Enterprise Hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50460/25]
43. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new North-East Regional Enterprise Plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50708/25]
47. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new mid-west regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50465/25]
50. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to create a business incubator for startups similar to station F in France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50835/25]
56. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new south east regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50459/25]
63. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on his plans to establish start-up Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50580/25]
66. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new west regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50583/25]
68. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new midlands regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50578/25]
72. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to simplify the application process for enterprise grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50458/25]
76. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average annual number of high potential start-ups supported by Enterprise Ireland in the past decade; the year in which the most start-ups were supported; the year in which the least were supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50834/25]
40. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department and/or agencies under its auspices had any engagement with a company (details supplied) with regard to plans it has recently abandoned to establish a large aircraft maintenance facility at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/25]
41. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports being put in place to attract new employers to County Meath and the surrounding region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50676/25]
42. Deputy Johnny Guirke 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 Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50677/25]
43. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to ensure that rural enterprises and businesses in County Meath remain funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50678/25]
44. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the procedures in place to encourage foreign direct investment into County Meath given its proximity to Dublin and transport links to cities like Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50679/25]
45. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the Government is supporting food producers and agricultural businesses in County Meath to expand into export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50680/25]
47. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are specific zones or industrial parks planned for County Meath to accommodate growing demand from businesses and enterprises looking to relocate outside of Dublin into feeder and satellite towns in bordering counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50685/25]
250. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an assessment was carried out on the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity to ensure its compliance with public sector duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50139/25]