George Lawlor

Labour Party · Wexford

Activity on Employment — 66 events (22 lobbying · 44 questions · 0 votes) full profile →

• 2026-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of residential properties in Galway City and County currently registered for short-term letting; the proportion of housing stock represented by such properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21123/26]
• 2026-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will facilitate it moving to third stage of the Pension Entitlements for Retired Workers Bill 2021, in order to address the serious shortfalls the Bill identifies in the rights of retired workers (details supplied); if he will clarify the proposals, in the absence of supporting this Bills progress, he and the Government have to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21190/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Public Expenditure

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his Department’s assessment of the economic and employment impacts of continued coastal erosion at Rosslare Strand, including risks to tourism, local businesses, transport links and public infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17884/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title and gender, working in each Enterprise Ireland offices outside of the State, by location, as of 3 February 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9836/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title and gender, working in each IDA offices outside of the State by location, as of 3 February 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has received a notice from a company (details supplied) under the collective redundancy consultation process in the past six months; if he concerned that some employers are deliberately attempting to subvert the collective redundancy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6469/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Dublin Chamber of Commerce 8 returns Children and Youth AffairsEducation and TrainingEconomic Development and IndustryEnergy and Natural ResourcesTransportHousingPublic Expenditure and Reform

  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
  • Addressed Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the issue of Competitiveness
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Ibec Employment

  • Irish Traveller Movement
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • IFA Budget 2026 Briefing
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to have a trade and investment mission to Australia in the first half of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3416/26]
• 2026-01-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

  • Cross Sector Support - LEADER
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Social Protection

  • IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Social Protection Measures - Cost of Employment
• 2026-01-15
  LOBBY
  Grow Remote Ireland CLG Employment

  • Phone calls to elected reps offices to remind about upcoming All Party Group meeting in Leinster House
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in light of the recently calculated €1 billion fall in tourism revenue year-on-year, the factors his Department has identified as driving this decline; the immediate actions he intends to take to stabilise the sector and prevent further losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress made on developing a long-term tourism strategy; the way in which it will address challenges such as climate change, seasonality and shifting international travel trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1343/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on efforts to expand international marketing campaigns and improve air and sea connectivity to support tourism growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1342/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to attract new foreign direct investment, particularly in emerging sectors such as green technology and digital services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1341/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessment his Department has completed on the effectiveness of the increased cost of doing business grant for SMEs; whether further rounds of support are planned for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1340/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department is taking to support SMEs facing persistently high energy costs, particularly in energy-intensive sectors such as hospitality and manufacturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1339/26]
• 2025-12-23
  LOBBY
  DBI Advisory & Services Company Limited By Guarantee Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Proposals for legislative reform.
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title and gender, working at Enterprise Ireland offices in Shanghai and Lumpur as of 17 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65398/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff, by job title and gender, working at IDA offices in Johannesburg and Tokyo as of 17 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65399/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal competitions for principal officer grade run by his Department since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63023/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the heavy reliance in previous consultations with online travel agent platforms, and the limited engagement with the grassroots micro-businesses who will be most impacted, if he will commit to structured, meaningful and time-bound consultation with representative short-term letting host groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62412/25]
• 2025-10-28
  LOBBY
  Age Action Employment

  • Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions that have been undertaken to implement the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive and to publish a National Action Plan on the Promotion of Collective Bargaining with respect to increasing collective bargaining coverage, facilitating trade union access to workplaces, and enhancing protection for union activists facing victimisation from their employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50734/25]
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the ongoing geopolitical instability, if consideration will be given to significantly increasing funding for tourism agencies to enhance their efforts in promoting Ireland as a safe, secure, and stable travel destination on the global stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50736/25]
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the Government's long-term strategy to diversify trade partnerships and reduce reliance on any single market in view of the new tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50738/25]
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  Restaurants Association of Ireland Economic Development and Industry

  • Appeared before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
• 2025-09-20
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Employment

  • Request to table PQ on Wage Subsidy Scheme
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Migrant Rights Centre Ireland Employment

  • Protections for workers on Employment Permits
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  National Youth Council of Ireland Employment

  • Sub Minimum Rates of Pay for Young people
• 2025-09-17
  LOBBY
  Montague Communications Ltd Employment

  • Strengthen rights and protections for retail workers
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, vacancies, by job title, at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; the estimated full-year costs of filling each of those vacancies; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48462/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if it is his intention to require employers to furnish references to employees upon request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46454/25]
• 2025-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he expects a new CEO for Failte Ireland to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38586/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment following the conclusion of the Food Tourism Strategy 2018–2023, if there are plans to develop and publish a new food tourism strategy; if he will provide a year-by-year breakdown of the budget allocated to food tourism from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; if any engagement with industry stakeholders on food tourism has taken place from 2023 to the present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35764/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the targeted actions being taken by his Department to improve the employment rate of people with disabilities, considering that Ireland consistently lags behind the EU average in this area, our constrained labour supply, our obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the absence of a Government strategy from 2026 to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33296/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with the management and owners of a company (details supplied); the discussions he has had regarding finding a replacement company; the discussions he has had with regard to the future use of the premises; if the Government intends to purchase the property from the company to provide much-needed accommodation for replacement business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the supports he has put in place to assist university based enterprises to commercialise and grow in scale innovations and research discoveries made there; the discussions he has had with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify and incubate potential campus enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the supports to small businesses whose trade has been affected by the recent uncertainty created by the United States tariff changes for goods being imported into the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33308/25]
• 2025-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the land available to the IDA for new enterprises in County Wexford, by location and the extent of each location, in tabular form; whether it is intended to acquire additional land particularly to supplement the IDA land at Drinagh in Wexford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any flexibility is allowed in determining eligibility for an employment permit, in relation to the advertisement period of 28 days required under the labour market needs test; if each application is determined fully on its merits; if fully qualified and eligible applicants applying for positions that are needed in the economy can be progressed regardless of this rigid advertising time rule, in particular the case of an applicant (details supplied) for a permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27393/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Children and Youth Affairs

  • Meeting of the Parliamentary Group on Autism
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Ibec 2 returns Economic Development and IndustryEmployment

  • Technology Ireland "Lunch & Learn" event with Oireachtas members
  • Pay Transparency Directive
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Age Action Employment

  • Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Employment

  • Briefing on Respect at Work campaign and employment matters.
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Meeting with members of Labour Parliamentary Party about issues in relation to disability services and measures to address low employment rates of disabled people in Ireland
• 2025-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will reverse his decision to delay the implementation of the living wage until 2029; if he will commit to ensuring that low-paid workers are recognised for the invaluable role they play in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21411/25]
• 2025-03-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Employment if he intends to reintroduce the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14773/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received notification of a collective redundancy in a company (details supplied); if he will publish a list of companies that have notified his Department of a collective redundancy in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9789/25]
• 2025-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8886/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what contact he has had with a company (detail supplied) regarding that companies recent announcement of job losses; if the company informed him in advance of the redundancies; if he is of the opinion that these redundancies should be treated as a collective redundancy under the Protection of Employment Acts 1977-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7806/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he agrees that a company's decision (details supplied) to drop its commitment to not use or develop AI technology for military purposes, is extremely concerning; if he has made contact with the company on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7807/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and location of each IDA-supported company by county as of January 2025, in tabular form; the number of people employed in each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7860/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and location, by county, of each Enterprise Ireland supported company as of January 2025, in tabular form; the number of people employed in each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7861/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and location of each enterprise supported by grants from a local enterprise office (LEO) in 2024, in tabular form; the number of jobs supported by LEOs, per county, in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7862/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the location of all land and buildings owned by the IDA as of January 2025 which are unoccupied, in tabular form; the plans for each such building or site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7863/25]
• 2025-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to expand on the Programme for Government commitment to create 300,000 new jobs by 2030 and to outline the strategic investment supports proposed. [6711/25]
• 2025-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his plans to achieve a living wage for workers in Ireland. [6715/25]
• 2025-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his plans for the creation of a National Start Up Hub for entrepreneurs. [6713/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a detailed list of all the IDA grants given to a company (details supplied), from 2020 to date in 2025, including the sub heading that those grants fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2655/25]
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Employment

  • Lobbying candidates in the general election to sign a pledge for the Respect at Work Campaign
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Chronic Pain Ireland Health

  • General Election to pledge support to add chronic pain key asks to the programme for government
• 2025-01-02
  LOBBY
  Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed Social Protection

  • Key General Election issues for people who are unemployed, distanced from the labour market, and people working on these issues, calling on all political parties and people standing in the forthcoming General Election to ensure adequate levels of income; improve welfare to work supports; provide quality training and education; enhance labour market programmes; accessible and decent jobs; supportive employment services; and inclusive technological change.