Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Low Pay Commission

Patricia Ryan

113. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide, in tabular form for the years 2020 to 2024, the costs of staffing the offices of the Low Pay Commission, to include initial start-up costs, office costs, CEO appointments and all other relevant costs. [15914/24]

State Bodies

Catherine Murphy

60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits hosted by the IDA in County Kildare in 2023 and for the first two months of 2024. [15560/24]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

61. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a second pay increase will be commenced under the Employment Regulation Order for workers in the security sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15666/24]

Health and Safety

Louise O'Reilly

62. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of health and safety issues in the fishing sector (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that the health and safety of fishers is prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15687/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Aindrias Moynihan

371. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to ensure that proposed working conditions measures will not have a negative impact on SMEs in increased operating costs as they will not be in a position to absorb such costs over the proposed period for these changes to be implemented in working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15209/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

372. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by his Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13803/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

373. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of properties either owned or leased by his Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13821/24]

Economic Sanctions

Robert Troy

374. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the analysis that has been done on the Russian trade sanctions; and if he is satisfied they are working and not being circumvented in any way. [13999/24]

Civil Service

Robert Troy

375. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the civil service mobility transfer list in relation to positions in Mullingar, County Westmeath; how many positions have been filled through this list within the past year; and the position of a person (details supplied) with regard to this particular list. [14082/24]

Departmental Advertising

Jackie Cahill

376. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if his Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/24]

Tax Reliefs

Michael Healy-Rae

377. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employer PRSI will be reformed to ease the burden on businesses and to mitigate against the effects of Government induced payroll measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14218/24]

Work Permits

Patrick Costello

378. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of active employment permits in the State (details supplied), broken down by type of permit, i.e. Critical, General, Other and SOC Code (4 digit). [14223/24]

Energy Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

379. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets for commercial building emission reductions and energy targets; the steps being taken to achieve this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14260/24]

Trade Agreements

Robert Troy

380. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of full ratification of CETA; and if he considers the recent decision by the French parliament to reject CETA will impact on the agreement. [14378/24]

Departmental Priorities

Darren O'Rourke

381. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on Co-Operative Societies Bill 2022; when he expects the Bill to progress to the next stage; if he expects it will pass through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/24]

Income Inequality

Louise O'Reilly

382. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on forecasted data taken from the Central Statistics Office earnings, hours and employment costs survey and using 2024 forecasts of wage growth of 5% as projected by the Central Bank and inflation of 2.9% as projected by the ESRI, all of which indicate two consecutive years of real wage decline, 2023 and 2024, projecting that workers will be worse off by the end of 2024 than they were in 2020. [14403/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Louise O'Reilly

383. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what supports are available where an entrepreneur is seeking to set up a groundworks and civil engineer company in Ireland and Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/24]

Departmental Policies

Michael Healy-Rae

384. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14622/24]

Departmental Staff

Paul Donnelly

385. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE senior digital forensic investigators and senior analysist investigators both at the grades of HEO working for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [14795/24]

Legislative Measures

Louise O'Reilly

386. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Cooperative Societies Bill 2022; when drafting is expected to be completed; and if there is a timeline for the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14936/24]

Foreign Direct Investment

Fergus O'Dowd

387. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the advanced building solution facility in Drogheda, County Louth; when he expects construction to commence on the facility and any other related details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15293/24]

Departmental Priorities

Fergus O'Dowd

388. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the implementation of the North East Regional Enterprise Plans, considering the need to provide employment in the area and reduce the outward commute from towns such as Drogheda, Ardee and Dunleer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15349/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Aindrias Moynihan

389. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is considering for SMEs to assist in high staffing costs due to the proposed increases in minimum wage, sick pay entitlements, pension contributions and employer PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15207/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Aindrias Moynihan

390. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the current volatile business environment and national competitiveness difficulties experienced by SME’s are being considered in changing the current planned phased measures scheduled to commence in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15208/24]

Employment Rights

Seán Canney

193. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what supports are in place for employees who are owed wages and holiday pay from an employer who has closed down its business and is no longer contactable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/24]

Work Permits

Brendan Smith

194. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposals, if any, there are to improve the visa criteria for the farming and agri-food sector, in view of the shortage of workers in some areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13489/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Brendan Smith

195. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when additional financial provision will be introduced to assist local authorities, particularly those councils with a small rates base, to develop enterprise centres, as such workspaces are of extreme importance in enabling the establishment and growth of small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13490/24]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

196. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 8 September 2022, the progress that has been made on the review of the eligibility for the insolvency payment scheme to date; the anticipated timeframe in finding a solution to this long-running saga (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13498/24]

EU Directives

Seán Haughey

319. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will transpose the EU directive on adequate minimum wages into Irish law; the implications of this directive for early years educators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11538/24]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

320. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to the Dáil debate on the forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024, the source of the Minister for State’s statement that “for every redundancy that has been announced, there have been four jobs created” in the technology sector; the timeframe this is based over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11579/24]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

321. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being addressed to staff or Ministers, at any level, working within the Department during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/24]

Departmental Policies

Sean Fleming

322. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence in relation to the new sick pay scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11779/24]

EU Directives

Johnny Mythen

323. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is an established action plan prepared or being prepared regarding the transposition of the EU Directive on an adequate minimum wage, including the facilitation to exercise collective bargaining; if so, when this plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/24]

EU Directives

David Stanton

324. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the situation with respect to the transposition into Irish law of EU Directive 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/24]

Energy Conservation

Louise O'Reilly

325. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the take-up rate of the LEO energy efficiency grant, by the number of businesses issued with a grant, the number of businesses supported per local authority, and the funding issued per local authority, in tabular form. [11951/24]

Departmental Meetings

David Stanton

326. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the presence, if any, he or his Departmental officials will have at the Wind Europe annual event in Bilbao, Spain from 20-22 March 2024; his Department’s proposed contribution to the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/24]

Industrial Development

Mattie McGrath

327. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason no businesses are operating in the IDA business and Technology Park, Fermoy, County Cork in 2024, 22 years after the official opening of the park; the amount that has been spent on the development and maintenance of Fermoy IDA business and technology park since it has been opened; the number of businesses that have applied to operate in the business and technology park since its official opening; the reason for rejecting applications by businesses to locate in the park; if businesses have been refused permission to locate there; the IDAs current plans for the business and technology park; if no businesses are planned to go into park in the near future, if the Government will consider restoring the park back to residential land considering the lack of housing in the Fermoy area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/24]

Business Supports

John Lahart

328. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the rates rebate for businesses that was announced as part of Budget 2024 will be rolled out; how qualifying businesses will receive these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/24]

Business Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

329. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a response will issue to queries raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the Increased Cost of Business Grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12258/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

330. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 6 March 2024, whether the beneficiary of the end of service payment has been engaged by Enterprise Ireland or any other State body on a consultancy basis. [12326/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

331. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12347/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Louise O'Reilly

332. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage breach rate of employment law uncovered from the total number of WRC investigations in 2023, in tabular form. [12428/24]

Company Law

Mairéad Farrell

333. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a complaint can be referred to the Corporate Enforcement Authority by an Oireachtas Committee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12493/24]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

334. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he met the Indian Prime Minister during his recent visit to India for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12572/24]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Bruton

335. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual progress reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12646/24]

Legislative Measures

Michael McNamara

336. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in light of recent the Supreme Court jurisprudence, he will bring forward legislation setting out the extent of a positive right to take part in industrial action, the limitations thereto, whether industrial action actionable as a breach of contract, and the legal effect of a no-strike clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12709/24]

Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

337. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12717/24]

Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

338. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) including its representatives from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12737/24]

Trade Sanctions

Robert Troy

339. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has carried an assessment on how effective the trade sanctions are with Russia; if he is confident these sanctions are not being circumvented in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12808/24]

Business Supports

Niamh Smyth

340. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12878/24]

Work Permits

Catherine Connolly

341. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 8 February 2024, for an update on plans to remove dental nurses from the ineligible occupation list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12926/24]

Social Media

Paul Donnelly

342. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of social media influencers, and online personalities, television and or radio personalities engaged by his Department in 2023 and to-date in 2024; and if he will include the fees expanded, by the name of personality and the name of the campaign they were engaged on, in tabular form. [12978/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

343. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13193/24]

Work Permits

Michael Moynihan

344. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the number of work permit applications received by country of origin over the past four years; the number of rejected applications per country; the reason for those rejections; and the number of spouses/dependents of successful applicants per country of origin also granted residence. [13293/24]

Employment Rights

Bríd Smith

212. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he is taking to protect workers' rights in the technology sector who are currently experiencing mass layoffs, specifically silent layoffs; the way in which he will ensure that companies are not able to circumvent collective redundancy laws by continuously dismissing employees to avoid consultation period with the workers and the Minister (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11230/24]

Business Supports

Ged Nash

213. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business grant will be paid out to eligible businesses; how the scheme will be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11243/24]

Work Permits

Cormac Devlin

73. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the updated regulations for work permits facilitate a category for an employee engaged in the preparation or manufacture of tofu, and if so what general category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10836/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Darren O'Rourke

74. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that all issues involving unfair competition will be investigated in a fair and transparent manner by the CCPC; the level of oversight in this regard; the options of appeal open to complainants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10928/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Darren O'Rourke

75. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the process for ensuring that European competition law is applied fully in Ireland; if he will outline the role of the CCPC in this regard and oversight of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10929/24]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

76. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify the number of redundancies, or so called ‘exit-packages’, that have been paid to staff or personnel at any level of seniority in his Department, or in any agency or body under the aegis of his Department, from 2018 to date; the value of each and the total value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10983/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

77. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11012/24]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

78. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list all staff/management exit packages for staff/management in their Departments that they sanctioned since 2016 (details supplied). [11157/24]

Environmental Policy

Noel Grealish

245. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to introduce penalties for businesses that fail to reduce their carbon emissions; if so, when these penalties would be likely to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10479/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Niamh Smyth

246. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review correspondence (detail supplied) and address the concerns outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10639/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Colm Brophy

247. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is willing to expand the supports available through the local enterprise offices to social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10047/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Pat Buckley

248. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria for applying for humanitarian assistance after the recent flooding in east Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10052/24]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

249. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when fishers will be removed from the list of unapproved occupations for the general employment permit, thus permitting fishing vessel owners to legally recruit non-EEA fishers for the first time since late 2022, when the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10201/24]

State Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how on-balance-sheet liability exposure is calculated for SBCI-backed loans where the State guarantees 80 percent of a loan; how much the State is liable for per €10 million loan scheme where the State guarantees 80 percent of a loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10210/24]

Job Losses

Ged Nash

251. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm the date on which his Department was notified of the intention of the Glen Dimplex group, as reported in the media and as communicated to Dáil Deputies in Louth and elsewhere, to contemplate collective redundancies at its sites in the Republic of Ireland, including its facility in Dunleer, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10219/24]

Regulatory Bodies

Pauline Tully

252. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE forensic accountants working in the Corporate Enforcement Authority as of 26 February 2024; if he will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased during 2024. [10265/24]

Work Permits

Carol Nolan

253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the results of the consultation on the work permit review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10297/24]

Departmental Properties

Matt Carthy

254. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the ground rents payable by his Department, or agencies under its remit, by named property, by name of landlord and by amount payable, in the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10412/24]

Work Permits

Matt Carthy

255. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current number of work permits allocated for motor/auto mechanics; if he proposes to increase that number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10578/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Brendan Smith

256. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give urgent and detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence from a business group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10696/24]

Work Permits

David Cullinane

257. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the results of the consultation on the work permit review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10775/24]

EU Funding

Holly Cairns

174. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9803/24]

Work Permits

Bernard Durkan

175. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedure to be followed to obtain a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9897/24]

Trade Relations

Paul Murphy

37. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that Ireland imported €5.08 billion of goods from Israel in 2022 and €2.15 billion worth in 2021 (details supplied), yet in 2020, imports were only €138 million, which was par for the course on previous years; what precipitated the jump in trade after 2020; and as a significant trading partner with Israel, what part is Ireland playing in terms of trade in the cessation of the horrific events in Palestine. [9486/24]

Work Permits

Thomas Pringle

38. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason additional payments are now required for two Chinese nationals (details supplied) who have been working in Ireland for a number of years and currently have valid work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/24]

Employment Rights

Brendan Smith

170. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the deductions payable by employers when they make a statutory sick payment to an employee; the reason these differ from those payable by the State under illness benefit; if he will amend statutory sick pay criteria to align them with illness benefit in relation to PRSI, USC and employer’s PRSI deductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8621/24]

Consumer Prices

Louise O'Reilly

171. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the use of dynamic pricing models by primary ticket sellers for tickets for cultural, entertainment and recreational events (details supplied); if he will consider amending the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 to prohibit primary ticket sellers from using dynamic pricing models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/24]

Business Supports

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a financial support package for small businesses and rural pubs to offset the recent increase in the minimum wage, VAT and energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8734/24]

Job Losses

Ivana Bacik

173. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with management at a company (details supplied) since it was announced that the firm would be making a portion of its workforce redundant; and if he will make a statement on job losses in the technology sector more generally. [8756/24]

Trade Data

Paul Donnelly

174. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Kuwait and Ireland in 2023. [8869/24]

Trade Data

Paul Donnelly

175. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Qatar and Ireland in 2023. [8870/24]

Export Controls

Patrick Costello

176. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of companies in Ireland that currently have dual-use export licences, in tabular form; the export value of each company for 2022 and 2023; the details of the products they are producing; and if he can guarantee that none of these components and weapons are being used for the purpose of the taking of human life, either directly or enabling that process. [8923/24]

Employment Rights

Bríd Smith

177. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in cases in which a worker is not under the provisions of the new statutory sick scheme for workers because they are deemed to be in an employer scheme which is more beneficial, if such workers now effectively have six waiting days before they can access social protection payments; if employers that operate such sick schemes have any legal obligation to pay a worker for days four, five and six under current legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9179/24]

Consumer Rights

John Lahart

178. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given some recent media highlighting of various issues, if he can make a statement in relation to a company website (details supplied) which acts as an agent for processing tax returns on behalf of individuals, and particularly the costs or charges that this company imposes; and whether consumer rights are protected in this regard. [9233/24]

Business Supports

Paul Donnelly

179. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocation in 2023 and 2024 for the innovation voucher scheme, in tabular form. [9249/24]

Employment Rights

Ivana Bacik

180. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his engagement with external stakeholders in respect of the provision of paid leave for persons who have experienced a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation, or to facilitate access to reproductive healthcare treatments; if he will list the stakeholders which have made representations to him on the matters; and the position of his Department in respect of the measure. [9311/24]

Consumer Prices

Ged Nash

181. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the CCPC to investigate the practices and pricing within the infant formula market under his powers in section 10 (4) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9371/24]

Export Controls

Matt Carthy

182. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 8 February 2024, if in light of concerns related to the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, he will provide additional information which would allay concerns that export licences may been issued for products or components used by military forces or for military applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9381/24]

Data Centres

Cormac Devlin

183. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location of the data centre or centres used by his Department; the reason it was chosen; the distance it is from his Department’s offices; if he will identify the centres used by each agency under his Department’s aegis; and the distance these data centres are to their offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9387/24]

Work Permits

Mairéad Farrell

121. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if psychotherapists accredited by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy are considered under the medical professional occupation category for critical skills employment permits. [8437/24]

Trade Relations

Denis Naughten

122. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with his EU counterparts on revising the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism to ensure that any revenues generated from taxing imports would be ring-fenced to help poorer countries to scale up to less intensive carbon intensive production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8492/24]

Industrial Development

Ged Nash

123. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for completion and delivery of the planned IDA-backed advance facility in Drogheda, County Louth; the sector or purpose for which the facility will be marketed to potential IDA clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8517/24]

Business Supports

Joe Carey

124. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the cost of business grant scheme will be open for applications; the length of time the application process is expected to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/24]

Business Supports

Ged Nash

125. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the impact on the local economy of the decision made by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth to use all beds in a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda to accommodate international protection applicants from March 2024; if he, his officials and local agencies will introduce a package of supports for local businesses to mitigate the anticipated loss of revenue to the local economy as a consequence of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8539/24]

Enterprise Support Services

Bernard Durkan

126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of help and support his Department can offer to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/24]

Business Supports

Niamh Smyth

241. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what supports are in place for financial assistance by way of grants for a sole trader (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/24]