Written answers
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline, with regard to work permits for the home care sector, the number of work permit applications received since the... - Wind Energy Generation
13. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between a company (details supplied) and relevant enterprise agencies... - Regional Development
16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the new initiatives under consideration to promote regional sector clusters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Business Supports
17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding issued to businesses under phase 1 of the increased cost of business grant in Cork city and Cork county, in... - Enterprise Policy
19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he is taking to advance Ireland's FDI and trade value proposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30037/24] - Brexit Supports
20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place to businesses under the Brexit adjustment initiative to assist in challenges presented by the new UK Import... - Employment Rights
21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the work of the working group on bogus self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29896/24] - Enterprise Policy
22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he continues to ensure that enterprise and trade can continue to progress satisfactorily in highly competitive... - Co-operative Sector
24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is supporting co-operative societies; the legislative changes planned in relation to them; and if he will make a statement on... - Waste Management
25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the recent threats by residential waste management companies to increase waste removal prices due to the loss of... - Job Losses
26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a number of businesses (details supplied) closing in Blackpool; and the actions he has taken to support these... - Business Supports
27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions being taken to enable locally trading sectors to thrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30035/24] - Climate Change Policy
28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is integrating decarbonisation and net zero commitments into enterprise policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Employment Rights
29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning further legislative changes to the minimum rates of pay and work conditions for security officers in the security... - Trade Unions
30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a campaign by a union (details supplied); if his or other Departments are working on the issues raised by the union;... - Equal Opportunities Employment
31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that Ireland has the largest disability employment gap in the EU; if his Department has been working on the... - Enterprise Policy
32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has evaluated the environment for entrepreneurship and the rate of start-up activity, particularly in the areas of opportunity... - Employment Rights
33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is intending any further legislative changes or measures to address the problem of employment insecurity and lack of service... - Enterprise Policy
34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which he continues to support development and foster opportunities in both the labour and product and services markets... - Climate Action Plan
35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on his Department’s support for Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, with regard to reducing emissions from... - EU Directives
36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his work and that of the Labour Employer Economic Forum on the transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive;... - Enterprise Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on productivity and competitiveness in the domestic economy; his plans to address issues in this regard; and if he will make... - Business Supports
39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, by county, that registered for the increased cost of business grant before 1 May 2024; the number of... - Brexit Issues
40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the impact that Britain’s becoming a third country as a result of Brexit is having on trade as pertaining to his... - Departmental Schemes
41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an overview of the various credit guarantee and loan schemes for businesses initiated by his Department since July 2020;... - Regional Development
42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a report on the implementation of the South East Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30006/24] - Business Supports
43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the growth and sustainability loan scheme for SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30034/24] - Employment Rights
44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on sick leave provisions; and when these will be implemented. [30516/24] - Departmental Schemes
45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the operation of the disruptive technologies fund; the amount allocated to the fund since July 2020; the impact of... - Legislative Process
46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the... - Business Supports
47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts his Department has made to ensure that small businesses, including shops, bars, cafés and restaurants, are supported... - Social Insurance
48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors that have been identified at risk where employers could structure their employees' working hours or patterns to be within... - Middle East
49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that no dual-use goods manufactured in Ireland and granted an export licence have been used in the killing of Palestinian... - Artificial Intelligence
50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the national implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. [30032/24] - Business Supports
51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures taken by his Department to support Irish hospitality businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30304/24] - Industrial Development
52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts his Department, working in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and the IDA, has made to attract new investment to the west... - National Minimum Wage
53. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the report of the Low Pay Commission on sub-minimum, or youth rates of the national minimum wages. [30128/24] - Business Supports
54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford, respectively, registered for the increased cost of... - EU Directives
55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the transposition of the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30130/24] - Redundancy Payments
56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to increase employee protections during collective redundancies; and if he... - Exports Growth
57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions being taken to strengthen the Irish-owned exporting sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/24] - Departmental Data
58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of inward investment into County Wicklow over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Enterprise Policy
59. To ask 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... - Business Supports
60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 23 May 2024, when the second national plan on business and human rights will be published;...
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