Sinéad Gibney

Social Democrats · Dublin Rathdown

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• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department will bring forward to address the lack of access to the industrial relations system faced by people who have been retired for more than six months and have faced occupational pension cuts and zero increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has raised concerns that the new policy on family reunification will have a knock on impact on the recruitment of non-EEA workers in Ireland, particularly those on General Employment Permits; the steps his Department is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/26]
• 2026-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department assessed the knock on impact of the new policy on family reunification will have a knock on impact on the recruitment of non-EEA workers in Ireland, particularly those on general employment permits; whether they carried out an SME test on the policy; the steps his Department is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/26]
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the research undertaken by, or commissioned by, his Department on the four day week; to summarise the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/26]
• 2026-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to support SMEs with rising delivery and postage costs, and the impact of those increased costs on their competitiveness and ability to do business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13367/26]
• 2026-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider introducing protections for workers in the case of severe weather events in order that they are not placed in undue danger or financially penalised for being unable to attend their workplace during severe weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13368/26]
• 2026-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the setting up of the proposed national AI office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13369/26]
• 2026-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures or supports, his Department plans to implement for SMEs to deal with the rising costs of sending parcels via An Post for businesses and the lowered weight limit for prepaid labels from 10kg to 5kg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10796/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Employment

  • Letter to members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Arts, Media, Communication and Sport to raise issues in relation to job losses at FAI in advance of the committee meeting FAI management.
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Traveller Movement Justice and Equality

  • Traveller Housing and accommodation, Youth, Employment and Enterprise,Policy Programme implementations, Anti racism education
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department has taken to assess and address the impact of the recent decision in the High Court (details supplied) which will impact the governing of construction contract payments under the Construction Contracts Act 2013; if he will ensure that companies are not at risk of payment requests being wrongfully ignored without justification or consequence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3751/26]
• 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
• 2026-01-14
  LOBBY
  Unite the Union, Ireland Region Employment

  • Extreme weather protection for workers
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is concerned about the rising rate of long-term unemployment and the rising rate of youth unemployment, which stands at nearly three times the average unemployment rate, according to the CSO; the measures his Department is taking to find the cause and address these issues in the Irish labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2383/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will reconsider the three-year delay to the introduction of the living wage, which has been postponed until January 2029; if his Department is keeping the decision to delay under constant review, in line with the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1740/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the potential redundancies of 400 AI workers taking place at a company (details supplied); if his Department has engaged with the company on this issue; the steps his Department is taking to protect jobs in the tech sector amid increasing labour displacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1739/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to address the decrease in tourist numbers in 2025 and the overreliance on the North American market in the Irish tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1738/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is concerned about the rising rate of long-term unemployment, and youth unemployment, which stands at nearly three times the average unemployment rate, according to the CSO; the measures his Department is taking to find the cause and address these issues in the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1736/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to address AI displacement and a decrease in quality jobs in the tech sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2385/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is aware of the potential redundancies of 400 AI workers taking place at a company (details supplied); whether his Department has engaged with the company on this issue; the steps his Department is taking to protect jobs in the tech sector amid increasing labour displacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2384/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74132/25]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current average waiting time for a WRC adjudication hearing to be heard from the time the complaints are submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1912/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average waiting time for a WRC adjudication hearing to be heard from the time the complaints are submitted for each month in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1913/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is aware of instances of companies using payment in lieu of notice to avoid employees attaining two years’ service needed to be entitled to statutory redundancy; whether his Department has any plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2416/26]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the basis for his response to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 19 June 2025 that the EU Omnibus proposal is “better regulation and not deregulation” in circumstances (details supplied) where the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has stated that the Omnibus package is intended to deliver deregulation; if his Department accepts that the purpose of the Omnibus is deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68136/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has conducted any regulatory impact assessment of the Omnibus proposals; and if so, if the Government will publish them; the concerns he has identified for workers and communities in company value chains, as well as impacts on the environment and climate action arising from deregulatory changes at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68137/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in reference to the response to a parliamentary question, the reason he and his Department did not meet with business or civil society as key stakeholders regarding the Omnibus on the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68138/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of the civil society organisations and civil society groups which the Minister or Ministers of State within his Department met regarding the Omnibus Package on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. [67225/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list the businesses and business groups which he, or Ministers of State within his Department met regarding the omnibus package on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. [67226/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the second National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, under development since 2023, will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67227/25]
• 2025-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he and his Department took to protect the four pillars of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which are due diligence duty, EU wide civil liability regime, climate transition plan implementation, and stakeholder engagement, prior to the passing of the Omnibus Package at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65402/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the means by which the transition of the new AI office to a fully independent statutory body will be managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62287/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider legislating for workers' wages to be protected in situations where they are unable to access their workplace due to severe weather events, as happened during storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62289/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he anticipates scoping research will conclude and a pilot regarding taking collective bargaining into account for public procurement will begin, as laid out in the Action Plan on Collective Bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62290/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether ending the voluntary system of industrial relations was considered for inclusion in the Action Plan on Collective Bargaining; the reasons for not including it as a measure or goal of the plan, given that it is frequently cited as a key barrier to greater collective bargaining coverage and better workplace relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62286/25]
• 2025-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions his Department is taking to encourage remote, flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support businesses and employees in adopting remote and retaining remote working patterns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62288/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the regulatory functions of the new AI office are carried out in compliance with section 70 and section 78 of the EU AI Act, as both a Market Surveillance Authority and the national Single Point of Contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57804/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of consultancy services which have been commissioned to assist with the establishment of the new AI Office; the amount awarded to each company to date; and a description of the services they each provided, in tabular form. [57805/25]
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57623/25]
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has had any contact from the Department of Education and Youth regarding the interpretation of employment permit rules potentially excluding post-primary teachers, as a full time post primary contract is 22 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57680/25]
• 2025-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has had any contact from the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment regarding the interpretation of employment permit rules potentially excluding post-primary teachers, as a full time post primary contract is 22 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57681/25]
• 2025-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the staffing resources in the AI office that will be allocated to the office's planned regulatory function, in comparison to the other functions of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54213/25]
• 2025-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the level of staffing resources being allocated to the new AI office, by grade; whether there is a timeline for filling those roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54214/25]
• 2025-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to create the necessary independence in regulatory functions of the new AI office under article 70 of the EU AI Act; the way in which the work of staff tasked with regulatory functions is being separated from those with functions to do with promoting business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54215/25]
• 2025-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is using the services of consultancy firms in setting up the new AI office; and if so, the amount spent on fees to consultancy firms to date. [54216/25]
• 2025-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the public sector duty is being integrated into the work of the new AI office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54217/25]
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether there are concerns in his Department regarding due diligence on the granting of licences for dual use goods, particularly in light of plans to expand Ireland's role in the dual use market, per the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50822/25]
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the advances his Department have made in preparing an action plan for collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50797/25]
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the means by which workers' rights will be advanced in tandem with the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity, particularly in light of previous commitments around the living wage, paid sick leave, sub-minimum rates of pay and the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50796/25]
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on the development of a single application procedure for immigration and employment permission, mentioned in the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50798/25]
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to attract non-energy intensive and environmentally sustainable industries and investment to Ireland, in line with efforts to decarbonise and meet our 2030 climate commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50799/25]
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to support indigenous SMEs to adapt to US tariffs and to insulate themselves from the impact of trade disruptions like tariffs in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50800/25]
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of successful dual-use export licence applications; and the number of refused applications, by quarter since January 2021, in tabular form. [50767/25]
• 2025-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an assessment was carried out on the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity to ensure its compliance with public sector duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50139/25]
• 2025-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the completion of an Action Plan on Collective Bargaining is not a priority action under the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity, particularly as collective bargaining coverage in Ireland is far below EU averages and the impending deadlines for establishing an action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50140/25]
• 2025-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the resources being provided to ensure transparency, enforcement and compliance in the sale of dual use products, in view of commitment 20 of the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity to facilitate growth in the area, and the additional burden it will place on his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50141/25]
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Migrant Rights Centre Ireland 2 returns EmploymentJustice and Equality

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

  • Sub Minimum Rates of Pay for Young people
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Unite the Union, Ireland Region 2 returns Employment

  • Extreme weather protection for workers
  • Extreme weather protection for workers
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the economic impact assessment of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to abolish sub-minimum rates of pay has been completed; if there is a timeline for completion and publication; if he plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46765/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 29 July 2025, the data and research his Department has to support the answer regarding the emergence of new jobs; whether these jobs will be equal or greater than the number of jobs lost to AI; whether the minister is aware of research which indicates AI has led to decreased graduate roles and increased labour displacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46929/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the eight competent authorities for the EU AI Act announced in March, if he will set out the specific regulatory bodies and market surveillance authorities that are responsible for each of the prohibitions laid in Article 5 of the EU AI Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46930/25]
• 2025-09-04
  LOBBY
  Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed Employment

  • Meeting with Sinéad Gibney TD.
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is supportive of the Wild Atlantic EuroPride bid, which seeks to make counties Limerick and Clare the hosts of EuroPride 2028 [43885/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of recent incidents of AI chatbots producing and posting racist and antisemitic content, the steps he is taking to ensure that AI chatbots in use in Ireland do not post hateful and harmful content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42291/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43658/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department's position on the Oireachtas joint committee on enterprise report on the EU Omnibus proposal; if the Government will use the report at the EU level to advocate for the protection of environmental and human rights safeguards in the supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43770/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in the context of proposals for an AI observatory and the clear impact of AI on the employment market demonstrated in independent research, the concrete actions he will take to pre-empt and mitigate the displacement of labour by AI, particularly in more lucrative industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43889/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he has done any independent research or assessment on the impact of the 9% VAT for hospitality on the retention of jobs and the affordability of hospitality services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43890/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the lack of collective bargaining agreements or collective bargaining coverage in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the low pay and poor working conditions prevalent in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43892/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with representative groups for voice actors on the protection of their work and their voices from use by artificial intelligence (AI) companies to train models or to provide AI-generated voice-overs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40643/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether additional funding will be granted to the competent authorities and fundamental rights authorities designated under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in order to facilitate the exercise of their duties under the act and ensure a high quality of regulation and application of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40469/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with representative groups for musicians and music producers on how to best legislate for reform of copyright laws and ensure fair remuneration for their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40641/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will release a timeline on the publishing of the Government's action plan on the promotion of collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40671/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports his Department has provided to SMEs to reduce the impact of tariffs on their businesses; if these supports were financial or non-financial; if they were targeted to particular sectors; and if they were targeted to SMEs or to all businesses, in tabular form. [40675/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department have taken to mitigate job losses, job displacement, and lower levels of new recruitment due to the adoption of artificial intelligence, as reported (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40701/25]
• 2025-07-17
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is collecting or tracking any data on labour displacement due to artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40702/25]
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he has taken to advance the Programme for Government commitment to examine ways to facilitate people who are on work permits to move jobs more easily and legally; whether he has brought this to the strategic migration policy unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40154/25]
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people on work permits who have changed employment in the past two years, broken down by month, occupation, and whether they are on a general or critical skills permit, in tabular form. [40168/25]
• 2025-07-16
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is aware of the practice of agencies and employers charging workers recruited from overseas illegitimate recruitment fees in order to secure their employment; whether his Department plans to issue any guidance to permit holders on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40171/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding put in place for the establishment of an AI observatory; whether any of that funding has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the establishment of an AI office; whether this office will be an independent body; and the remit the office will have. [39103/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the contact his Department has had with social media companies over the potential for AI chatbots on social media platforms to generate antisemitic or racist content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39470/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland was supportive or critical of the ultimate position taken by the EU Council on the Omnibus package at the recent EU Council meeting regarding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39698/25]
• 2025-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland raised the issue of harmonised civil liability, the need for enforcement of climate action plans, the deviation from a risk based approach, and provisions for stakeholder and trade union engagement during the adoption of the Council’s General Approach on the CSDDD as part of the EU simplification package; if not, the rationale for not actively contributing to the discussion given the Minister of State’s prior commitment to defending the core principles of the Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39699/25]
• 2025-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38616/25]
• 2025-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has been in contact with the Department of Finance and the Department of Social Protection around the application of the Karshan ruling, in light of recent issues around bogus self-employment in bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38119/25]
• 2025-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has issued any guidance or provided any support to bodies under its aegis regarding bogus self-employment and how to correctly apply the Karshan ruling in their work, given the widespread issues regarding bogus self-employment in the arts, media and communications sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/25]
• 2025-07-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if, given the eight competent authorities for the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act announced in March, he will set out the specific regulatory bodies and market surveillance authorities responsible for each of the prohibitions (Article 5) and high-risk uses (Annex III) in the Act (details supplied), in tabular form; if he will clarify the lead regulator for the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act in Ireland; if the lead regulator will be an independent authority or established within an existing Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37903/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s position on regarding platforms as publishers to ensure better accountability for tech companies for the content they allow on their websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position regarding the introduction of alcohol labelling under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, in light of his recent comments citing halting the introduction of labelling as a potential measure for business in response to tariffs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33468/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s position on the provisions currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive which may be subject to alteration or removal as part of the EU Omnibus package relating to the risk-based approach to due diligence, harmonised civil liability regime, the requirement to put into effect climate transition plans, and provisions on stakeholder engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27728/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department have had any engagement at EU level on the ongoing case on the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive currently before the Court of Justice of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33160/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the means by which the proposed change to the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive in the EU Omnibus proposals, which will result in the need to assess all tier 1 suppliers for compliance, but no risk-based assessment for the full supply chain, will reduce the regulatory burden on SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33159/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with stakeholders surrounding the proposed change to the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive in the EU Omnibus proposals, in particular details of engagements with environmental, human rights, and anti-trafficking organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33161/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to elaborate on his position that alcohol labelling would impact competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33469/25]
• 2025-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the aspects of the proposed Omnibus his Department is supporting and opposing at EU Level, with particular regard for the potential watering down of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; how he is ensuring better regulation and not deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33470/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 345 of 4 March 2025 and 77 of 1 May 2025, the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability; if he will reconcile the conflicting responses given in wherein the Government both expresses support for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and also supports the Omnibus proposal which will significantly weaken key elements of that directive, particularly on civil liability, value chain scope, and stakeholder engagement; if a full human rights assessment of the Omnibus proposal has been undertaken by his Department or any relevant Government body, with specific regard to the impact of the proposed changes on vulnerable communities both in Ireland and globally; and if he will make the findings of any such assessment publicly available. [28935/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 4 March 2025 and No. 77 of 1 May 2025, if he will clarify the Government’s position on the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal on sustainability, given the conflicting responses; and if any human rights assessment of the Omnibus has been undertaken. [28936/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he has figures on the number of workers making use of remote working and flexible working arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30725/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the provisions his Department and bodies under its aegis have taken to assist SMEs in the case of an imposition of tariffs on the European Market by the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30726/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has examined the introduction of a Tourist Tax, in the context of similar measures being taken across Europe, and an increase in tourism to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department have been made aware of the potential repercussions of removal of provisions currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive which may be subject to alteration or removal as part of the EU Omnibus package relating to risk-based approach to due diligence, harmonised civil liability regime, the requirement to put into effect climate transition plans, and provisions on stakeholder engagement, for Irish consumers, small businesses, and people in communities likely to be affected by corporate wrongdoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27730/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is planning to push at EU Council level for the retention of provisions currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive which may be watered down or removed in the Omnibus package relating to the risk-based approach to due diligence, harmonised civil liability regime, the requirement to put into effect climate transition plans, and provisions on stakeholder engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27729/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the provision in the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal to deviate from existing international standards by doing away with the risk based approach to due diligence that it formerly championed and instead restrict the duty to direct suppliers, as an approach that experience from Germany shows can result in a burdening of SMEs and failure to identify and prevent serious human right abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27736/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that the Government will follow countries such Spain and support a harmonised civil liability approach in current EU Council negotiations on the Omnibus so that the result of the Omnibus does not leave companies to face 27 different legal regimes to determine the repercussions of failing to conduct proper human rights and environmental due diligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27737/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will adhere to the Government’s climate related commitments and defend the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, requiring companies to put into effect their climate transition plans rather than allowing companies to set their own standards which has proven to lead to the point of climate catastrophe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27738/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will defend the requirement to engage effectively with stakeholders including trade unions and civil society in current negotiations on the Omnibus as the Government did when it voted to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive rather than cutting so many of those who are central to detecting risks and impacts out of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27739/25]
• 2025-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out any scoping on the potential increase to the administrative burden for SMEs as a result of the proposed move from a risk-based corporate due diligence obligation currently contained in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to a more onerous due diligence obligation exclusively for Tier 1 suppliers currently being proposed as part of the EU Omnibus Package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26531/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Ibec Employment

  • Pay Transparency Directive
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Age Action Employment

  • Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Congress of Trade Unions Employment

  • Workers Rights
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of Irish companies exporting parts for military drones to companies (details supplied) in Israel, as reported in the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25238/25]
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the checks in place to ensure dual-use goods exported from Ireland are not used for military purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25239/25]
• 2025-05-12
  LOBBY
  Irish Federation of University Teachers Education and Training

  • Pervasive issue of precarious employment in Higher Education
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Ireland’s position in ongoing European Council negotiations in relation to the European Commission’s Omnibus I and its proposal to undo core elements of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23004/25]
• 2025-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the Government’s commitments as set out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to put in place an appropriate legal or regulatory framework to ensure respect for human rights throughout company value chains and therefore conduct risk-based due diligence interact with its position in relation to the EU’s Omnibus I proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23005/25]
• 2025-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen the right to collective bargaining in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21700/25]
• 2025-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to review and strengthen the effectiveness of the joint labour committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21702/25]
• 2025-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen protections for employees from victimisation due to trade union activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21701/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his Department have been made aware of books written by Irish authors and protected by copyright being used to train generative AI models by companies operating in Ireland without any agreement or compensation to copyright owners; whether he or his Department will be taking any steps to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18884/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his Department have been made aware of books written by Irish authors and protected by copyright being used to train generative AI models by companies operating in Ireland without any agreement or compensation to copyright owners; whether he or his Department will be taking any steps to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18885/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department plans to address the use of copyrighted material being used to train generative AI models by companies operating in Ireland without any agreement or compensation to copyright owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18886/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he or his department have engaged with social media companies who train generative AI models operating in Ireland on the use of copyrighted material being used to train generative AI models without any agreement or compensation to copyright owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18887/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/25]
• 2025-04-08
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17475/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a timeline for the raising of paid sick leave to seven days, and ultimately ten days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10781/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his officials have engaged with the Department of Health on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10782/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10783/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the costings for spending by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland on legal fees to date on this issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/25]
• 2025-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will set out a detailed pathway for the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive into Irish law; the timeline and steps for same; the Government Departments which will be involved; if it will include a public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6783/25]
• 2025-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of his Department, in light of the European Commission’s omnibus simplification package due to be published on 26 February 2025, regarding the re-opening the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; if he has engaged with stakeholders on the risks to human rights and environmental protections for victims of corporate abuse; if there are plans to ensure transposition and implementation of the Directive into Irish law as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6784/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4810/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of complaints lodged with the WRC regarding remote and flexible working in the past 12 months, broken down by month, in tabular form. [4816/25]
• 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