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Thu, 2 May 2024
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Company Law
James Browne
150. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding a personal situation related to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19920/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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EU Directives
Cormac Devlin
151. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19994/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Business Supports
Jim O'Callaghan
152. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail, in tabular form, on the basis of a local authority breakdown, the number of businesses that have registered for the Increased Cost of Business Scheme grant as of 29 April 2024, or the latest date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20073/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Research and Development
Neasa Hourigan
153. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 25 April 2024, the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to social enterprises for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20102/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Industrial Development
Brendan Howlin
154. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs for each of the past three years in each county, in tabular form; the number of site visits organised by the IDA for companies in each of the past three years, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Enterprise Support Services
Brendan Howlin
155. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs for each of the past three years in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20104/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Departmental Staff
Cormac Devlin
132. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the arrangements in place for where an employee of the Department, and each organisation under its aegis, becomes elected or co-opted to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19572/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Neasa Hourigan
133. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to small and medium enterprises for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19619/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Renewable Energy Generation
Jim O'Callaghan
134. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the recommendations of the Report on Offshore Renewable Energy published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19905/24]
Wed, 1 May 2024
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Niamh Smyth
135. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for a sole trader (details supplied) to deal with rates; and what grants are available to them. [19906/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Work Permits
Michael Healy-Rae
267. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 23 April 2024, if he will provide further information in relation to production staff for fish processing in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19195/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Fergus O'Dowd
268. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18732/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Fergus O'Dowd
269. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to respond to concerns raised by a local business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18805/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Broadband Infrastructure
Denis Naughten
270. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of copper communication lines within his Department that are currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis, inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18834/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Brexit Supports
Catherine Murphy
271. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the €15 million allocated to his Department under the 2023 EU Brexit Adjustment Fund was spent; and if he will provide headings and sub-headings and amounts associated with same. [18898/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Visa Agreements
Matt Carthy
272. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of an issue impacting upon non-EU citizens working in Ireland whereby they are unable to secure appointments to apply for Schengen area visas; if he has engaged with relevant EU Member State embassies in Ireland or his EU counterparts in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19121/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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European Union
John Paul Phelan
273. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19163/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Fergus O'Dowd
274. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in a situation where a business in the hospitality trade is paying above the €30 thousand rates criteria to access the ICOB grants, if he will provide details of all other supports that would be available to this business considering the pressures on the sector at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19318/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Local Authorities
Catherine Murphy
275. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19358/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Artificial Intelligence
David Stanton
276. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current composition of the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council; the number of times it has met since its establishment; the advice, if any, he has received to date from the Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19392/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Broadband Infrastructure
Darren O'Rourke
277. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if digital innovation vouchers can be used to help businesses migrate from a copper broadband connection to a fibre broadband connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19405/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Ged Nash
278. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of and the current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 20 September 2022 that it was sending Ireland a formal notice (INFR(2022)0369) in respect of Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19498/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Ged Nash
279. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of and current situation with regard to the European Commission’s announcement of 26 January 2023 that it was sending Ireland a reasoned opinion (INFR(2018)2235) for the non-conformity of Irish legislation with Directive 2014/67/EU on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19499/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Research and Development
Neasa Hourigan
167. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to multinational corporations for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18572/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
David Stanton
168. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the supports, if any, available to refurbish vacant or derelict properties to use for retail or business purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Louise O'Reilly
169. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by every local authority area in the State, that have registered for the increased cost of business grant to date. [18587/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
170. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of support offered by his Department for companies operating in the circular economy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Éamon Ó Cuív
171. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment why premises whose rates valuation was revised in the past year and increased as a result, as part of the national rates revision that this ongoing, are not eligible for a grant of 50% of the new rate this year subject to the other criteria appertaining to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18643/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Labour Market
Bernard Durkan
172. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the options available for a first-time job applicant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18701/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Ged Nash
45. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to support the current scope of application of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which would exclude the vast majority of Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18146/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Ged Nash
46. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the current lengthy approach to the transposition of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which would delay the administering of justice; if he will commit to ensuring that the Directive is transposed into Irish law as soon as is possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18147/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Ged Nash
47. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will support the ‘value chain’ definition based on internationally agreed standards from the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD guidelines and work to ensure that serious downstream human rights impacts are not excluded when it comes to transposing the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18148/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Ged Nash
48. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the financial sector in Ireland is held to account for its impact on human rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18149/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Louise O'Reilly
49. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports or opposes the changes to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive which reduces the number of companies covered under the Directive to companies with more than 1,000 employees and €450 million annual turnover. [18153/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Louise O'Reilly
50. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, if he supports the lengthy approach to transposition of the Directive which would delay the provision in the Directive; if not, if he will commit to ensuring that cross-departmental work is initiated as soon as possible to transpose the directive into Irish law as quickly as possible. [18154/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Louise O'Reilly
51. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will commit to supporting the value chain definition based on the internationally agreed standards (UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for MNCs) and work to ensure that serious downstream human rights impacts are not excluded when it comes to transposing the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive into Irish law. [18155/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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EU Directives
Louise O'Reilly
52. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the agreed compromise in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive which excludes the financial sector from carrying out due diligence on its clients; and if not, the steps is he willing to take to rectify this domestically. [18156/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Departmental Advertising
Ged Nash
53. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18389/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Departmental Contracts
Carol Nolan
54. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has at any time engaged the services of a company (details supplied) or allocated the company funding or support in any capacity; if he or his officials have engaged with personnel from the company; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18441/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Work Permits
Michael Healy-Rae
247. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to consider adding fishermen to the critical skills list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17320/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Corporate Governance
Patrick Costello
248. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions being taken by the Companies Registration Office and the Corporate Enforcement Authority in relation to the owners’ management companies and ensuring that they are adhering to the necessary rules and regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17321/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board
James Lawless
249. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17326/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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National Minimum Wage
Marc MacSharry
250. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is proposed to transpose the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive into Irish law; when he proposes to publish the required relevant action plan for the promotion of collective bargaining; when legislation is likely to be before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17449/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Enterprise Support Services
David Stanton
251. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures put in place by his Department to support innovators and entrepreneurs, in particular where start-up businesses are concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17541/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Jim O'Callaghan
252. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address an issue regarding the increased cost of business grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18051/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Industrial Relations
Louise O'Reilly
57. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times the Labour Employer Economic Forum sub-group on collective bargaining has met in 2024; and if he can provisionally indicate when the action plan on collective bargaining coverage to be presented to the European Commission as part of its transposition of the EU directive on adequate minimum wages will be published. [16747/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Living Wage
Ged Nash
58. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he remains committed to the agreed pathway for the implementation of a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17196/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Departmental Consultations
Louise O'Reilly
59. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with stakeholders regarding the employment (restriction of certain mandatory retirement ages) Bill 2024. [16748/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Departmental Priorities
Catherine Connolly
60. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 8 February 2024, for an update on his Department’s engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs with a view to developing a new business and human rights action plan and implementation body; the number of meetings held to date by the stakeholder forum; the dates of same; the terms of reference of the stakeholder forum; the expected timeline for the new national plan on business and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16851/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Employment Rights
Paul Murphy
61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning to pause the planned increase in statutory sick pay days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17044/24]