60. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the strategies being pursued to protect and strengthen Ireland's competitiveness, in light of escalating U.S. tariffs. [20972/25]
Topics / Industrial Development
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsIndustrial Development
147 questions from 62 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 September 2026.
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694. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline all capital investment made by the IDA in County Longford since 2022. [18844/25]
358. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on efforts by his Department, in conjunction with Clare County Council, the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Clare County Council to secure new enterprise for the former Roche site in Clarecastle, County Clare. [15606/25]
359. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs created in Clare, Galway, north Tipperary and Limerick in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the number of FDI jobs created and lost respectively in Clare, Galway, north Tipperary and Limerick in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on…
360. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of IDA Ireland visits to Clare, Galway, north Tipperary and Limerick in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [15608/25]
317. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he will take in collaboration with the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland to support new businesses and jobs in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13830/25]
322. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons employed in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in Drogheda and Dundalk from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [13835/25]
337. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work of the IDA in the northwest from 2016 to date, including its cooperation with Invest NI to promote investment and job creation in the cross-Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9263/25]
118. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA site visits to County Laois made in the past twelve months; the specific locations of these visits; the results to date of any such visits, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8238/25]
365. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons as to the low number of IDA site visits to Counties Wicklow and Wexford over the three-year period of 2022-2024; what strategies are in place to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7569/25]
371. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and location of each IDA-supported company by county as of January 2025, in tabular form; the number of people employed in each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7860/25]
374. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location of all land and buildings owned by the IDA as of January 2025 which are unoccupied, in tabular form; the plans for each such building or site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7863/25]
21. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans in place to expand IDA facilities in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6498/25]
56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the IDA regarding the serious lack of IDA-backed jobs in Laois. [6512/25]
63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will raise with the IDA the absence of any progress on businesses locating to the vacant 50-acre, IDA-owned site in Portlaoise, County Laois. [6513/25]
7. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024. [1679/25]
8. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024. [4390/25]
237. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a breakdown, by county, of IDA site visits for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4120/25]
247. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take action to resolve a situation involving the IDA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4555/25]
370. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits the IDA has carried out to Kildare towns and locations over the past five years; the locations and dates of these visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2490/25]
377. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a detailed list of all the IDA grants given to a company (details supplied), from 2020 to date in 2025, including the sub heading that those grants fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2655/25]
451. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1732/25]