The latest research shows hospitality electricity costs increased by 61.7% between July 2023 and July 2026 while labour costs increased by 15% and insurance by 26.6%. This recognises that many small businesses …

I ask the Minister to provide details of the communication he has had to date, if any, with the new owners of Integer Holdings Corporation, which employs 1,100 workers in New Ross, County Wexford; if he can giv…

Over the period of its previous strategy between 2021 and 2024, IDA Ireland supported the delivery of 973 investments and the creation of 76,790 jobs, with 54% of these investments secured in regional locations…

I ask the Minister about the steps being taken to support Irish enterprises facing rising global cost pressures, supply chain volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, and the specific supports being developed f…

I ask the Minister to outline, further to previous parliamentary questions, the initiatives that he and his Department have taken to encourage prospective new owners to establish a business at the former site o…

Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan - To discuss the failure of Breastcheck to achieve mammogram targets. Deputy Rory Hearne - To discuss school places for children with additional needs. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman - T…

I wish to speak on behalf of the residents and businesses in Newport who have endured the most horrendous situation, where untreated wastewater is being pumped into Clew Bay on a daily basis, yet despite this, …

As the Deputy will be aware, the Government decision of 18 January 2023 approved the development of supports for the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apar…

As he has said, the school meals programme is important. Some 3,200 primary schools with 555,000 children are eligible for hot school meals, and the budget for 2026 is €286 million. The mix of suppliers is help…

I also want to raise the issue of promised schools still not delivered completely, notably Finglas Parochial National School, where children are still at home waiting to get their school places and issues incre…

The clean export guarantee recognises a really simple principle, which is that if households export clean electricity to the grid that electricity has a value and households should be paid fairly for it.…

Each of the Commencement matters are a four-minute statement and question by the Senator, followed by a response by the Minister and then a follow-up question by the Senator.…

I would be grateful if the Minister could share that information with me and give reassurance and confidence to the men's sheds both in Cavan and Monaghan and the length and breadth of the country that there is…

Palestinian nationals are required to have a visa and must have a valid Irish visa before they seek to enter Ireland. Palestinian student visa applications are assessed against the same immigration requirements…

We will look with the NTA at a potential Newbridge town bus service as part of our town bus programme. The NTA is planning new town bus services in both Newbridge and Naas. I am pleased to hear him say that the…

The foundation has been doing a lot of work and the Government's national oral health policy, Smile agus Sláinte, recognises oral health as an integral part of overall health and well-being and rightly places a…

We will be observing a minute's silence - and we will include the Senator's wife in that - in relation to a former Member of this House, Enda Bonner, who died over the summer. He served as a Member of this Hous…

I also extend my condolences to the family of the late Senator Enda Bonner, and to my colleague in the Seanad, Senator Craughwell, on the passing of his beloved Helen. I also extend my condolences to the family…

The Bill also creates a new category of nicotine consumption products, including nicotine pouches and future products intended for the recreational consumption of nicotine. It creates a category of nicotine con…

That is an agreement on the transfer of passenger name record data or PNR data, as it is sometimes called. The collection and analysis of PNR data is a widely used law enforcement tool in the European Union and…