Tourism Industry

202. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the key measures taken to boost Ireland’s competitiveness during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73145/25]

174. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 2 December 2025, if he will provide the key performance indicators and metrics related to the responses already provided by the tourism bodies [70548/25]

128. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will liaise with Fáilte Ireland, an organisation (details supplied) and all interested stakeholders to investigate the feasibility of providing a facility similar to the ultra-modern versions available in other parts of the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68366/25]

193. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of payments made to online personalities in respect of paid partnership arrangements for social media content by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in 2024 and to date in 2025; if he will provide a breakdown by amount; name of online account, and/or personality that received payment a…

160. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of registered accommodation providers under Fáilte Ireland in Dublin Bay north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66496/25]

567. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons with Fáilte Ireland registered, self-catering cottages, who already have planning permission as holiday accommodation will be required to apply for further planning permission under the proposed Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025 or is current planning permission sufficient; and if he wil…

32. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the lack of access to hotels for those with mobility issues; and specifically the availability of hoists. [58315/25]

569. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has examined the reported decline in overseas visitor demand, and concerns regarding our reputation as a tourism destination, as cited in the recent IBEC experience economy survey; and the steps his Department is taking to restore international competitiveness in the sector. [59629/25]

620. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department is taking to address the impact of sustained inflation, labour policy changes and wage pressures on hospitality and tourism-related enterprises, which employ over 330,000 people nationwide. [59628/25]

971. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will engage with a park (details supplied) in County Cork, to provide short-term financial assistance or promotional support following its closure arising from avian influenza restrictions; the existing support mechanisms for regional tourism assets affected by such events; and if he will make a…

972. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the establishment of a contingency fund or emergency assistance scheme to support non-commercial tourism, educational, and conservation institutions, such as a park (details supplied) when closures are imposed for public or animal-health reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

354. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports, financial or otherwise, that would be available to a start-up (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56555/25]

24. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will examine the means to simplify the process for registration of persons properties for short-term letting, which are a vital part of the rural economy. [50765/25]

5. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach the revenue generated by the tourism sector for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44607/25]

6. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach the number of overseas visitors to Ireland for each of the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44608/25]

679. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures that will be implemented to increase tourism business through direct investment or the introduction of specific incentives to a sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45085/25]

722. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the reviews, reports, research and data his Department has available and which it has commissioned or directly undertaken in relation to assessments of the trends of insolvencies, incorporations, strike-outs and liquidations in the hospitality sector since the publication by the National Competitiveness and P…

736. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress of the Shared Island Tourism Destination initiatives including Carlingford Lough, Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark and Sliabh Beagh, detailing capital works funded, delivery timelines and partnerships with Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

901. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff by job title and gender working in each Department within Fáilte Ireland as of 21 July 2025, in tabular form. [41880/25]

920. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the statistics on employment rates in the tourism sector for the past three years; the breakdown by region and by type of employment full-time or seasonal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42347/25]

921. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details of the projected growth in the tourism sector for the next three years; the anticipated challenges and opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42349/25]

37. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the initiatives he is taking to support tourism and hospitality in County Louth and the northeast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33044/25]

42. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will introduce any policy initiatives to reduce the level of 'daytrip' coach tourism from Dublin to the west of Ireland, so that it can be replaced with slower forms of tourism that include overnighting and longer stays in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32782/25]

51. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the accommodation capacity available to the tourism sector; the number of bed nights in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33204/25]

83. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his engagements with the Central Statistics Office, Fáilte Ireland and other stakeholders, regarding data collection on the number of overnight foreign resident visitors to Ireland. [33191/25]