Job Losses

697. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports his Department, the Workplace Relations Commission, and other State agencies can provide to workers facing redundancy in a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42701/26]

698. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has assessed the wider economic and social impact of the redundancies on workers, families, and communities in Dublin and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42702/26]

699. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will assess the extent to which outsourcing, automation, and AI driven restructuring are contributing to job losses in the tech sector; the measures he intends to introduce to protect workers in Ireland from sudden or large-scale displacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/26]

700. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to ensure that affected workers receive meaningful consultation, adequate representation, and full transparency during the redundancy process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42704/26]

701. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has received reports of inadequate or inconsistent worker representation across teams involved in the redundancy process; the actions he intends to take to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42705/26]

303. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment following the announcement by a company (details supplied) that it plans to cut up to 350 jobs in Ireland, if his Department has examined the risk that data centres could play a role in job losses in the tech sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/26]

304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessments carried out on job losses in other parts of the economy due to data centre growth, for example, through higher energy bills or pressure on electricity supply for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/26]

305. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the protections for workers who might lose their jobs if data centre expansion pushes out other types of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/26]

308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding the potential impact of AI-related job displacement on Irish workers in the technology, shared-services, financial-services, and customer-support sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40995/26]

310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Government intends to prioritise the retention and redeployment of Irish citizens and long-term resident workers in sectors identified as highly exposed to AI-related automation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/26]

294. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the reasons behind the layoffs in an education centre (details supplied). [40319/26]

120. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on job losses at a company (details supplied); to provide urgent clarification on the handling of this redundancy process; the supports available for affected workers; if he will address the legislative gap that allows employers to bypass trade unions in collective redundancy situations; and if he…

76. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of the layoffs at a company (details supplied); the steps being taken to engage and protect workers from said layoffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35746/26]

77. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the protections the State will put in place for workers who are losing their jobs and being replaced with artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35747/26]

195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will detail any contact his Department has had with a company (detail supplied) in relation to the latest round of redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/26]

326. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the contact he and his Department have had with a company (details supplied) following the announcement of significant job losses in the company; the actions he and his Department are taking to safeguard jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16116/26]

36. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on a factory (details supplied); the progress on support for workers; the future plans for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13359/26]

291. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports being made available to workers facing redundancy at a factory (details supplied); the progress on a possible replacement company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13769/26]

298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on efforts to secure alternative employment at a manufacturing plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/26]

323. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of redundancy notifications received from employers in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and the number of workers affected, in tabular form. [3010/26]

130. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the potential redundancies of 400 AI workers taking place at a company (details supplied); if his Department has engaged with the company on this issue; the steps his Department is taking to protect jobs in the tech sector amid increasing labour displacement; and if he will make a…

132. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding discussions on a company (details supplied), which has confirmed closure, and supports for workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1839/26]

133. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports that will be made available to the one hundred employees who are due to lose their jobs in 2028 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64243/25]

64. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the recent closure of a factory (details supplied); the engagement his Department and the IDA have had with the company prior to the announcement; the supports being put in place for the workers affected; the steps being taken to secure alternative employment or investment for the area; and if he will ma…

116. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific support his Department has available, or is planning to make available, to those who are due to lose their incomes as a result of the receivership of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62250/25]