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Question· writtenPQ 509asked

509. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if staff recruited by acute hospitals to achieve baseline implementation of Phase 1 of the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix are counted separately from, or included within, each site's employment ceiling. [67781/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2026

509. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if staff recruited by acute hospitals to achieve baseline implementation of Phase 1 of the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix are counted separately from, or included within, each site's employment ceiling. [67781/26]

Question· writtenPQ 223asked

223. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total number of work visas and the critical skill visas issued by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [66900/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

223. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total number of work visas and the critical skill visas issued by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [66900/26]

Question· writtenPQ 219asked

219. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of Critical Skills Employment Permits granted in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, by occupation, standard occupational classification (SOC) code and nationality; and the percentage of the total represented by each occupational category, in tabular form. [66693/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

219. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of Critical Skills Employment Permits granted in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, by occupation, standard occupational classification (SOC) code and nationality; and the percentage of the total represented by each occupational category, in tabular form. [66693/26]

Question· writtenPQ 212asked

212. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason poultry farm worker roles remain on the list of ineligible categories of employment when exemptions and quotas have been established for other agri-food sectors experiencing labour shortages (details supplied); whether his Department has undertaken an evidence-based assessment demonstrating that recruitment challenges in the poultry sector differ from those experienced in these sectors; if not, whether he will commit to reviewing the eligibility of poultry farm worker roles for employment permits as part of the next occupations list review. [66394/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

212. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason poultry farm worker roles remain on the list of ineligible categories of employment when exemptions and quotas have been established for other agri-food sectors experiencing labour shortages (details supplied); whether his Department has undertaken an evidence-based assessment demonstrating that recruitment challenges in the poultry sector differ from those experienced in these sectors; if not, whether he will commit to reviewing the eligibility of poultry farm worker roles for employment permits as part of the next occupations list review. [66394/26]

Question· writtenPQ 50asked

50. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review the exclusion of poultry farm worker roles under SOC Code 9111 (Farm Workers) from eligibility for employment permits; the rationale for permitting employment permits for dairy farm assistants, pig farm assistants, horticulture operatives, meat processor operatives and butchers, while excluding poultry farm workers despite similar recruitment difficulties; whether consideration will be given to introducing a specific permit category or quota for poultry farm assistants at the next review of the occupations lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66667/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

50. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review the exclusion of poultry farm worker roles under SOC Code 9111 (Farm Workers) from eligibility for employment permits; the rationale for permitting employment permits for dairy farm assistants, pig farm assistants, horticulture operatives, meat processor operatives and butchers, while excluding poultry farm workers despite similar recruitment difficulties; whether consideration will be given to introducing a specific permit category or quota for poultry farm assistants at the next review of the occupations lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66667/26]

Question· writtenPQ 43asked

43. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the proposed flexibility on the 50:50 rule for the health and social care sector will include all homecare providers, disability services, and nursing homes equally; if he has engaged with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality on how this reform will impact on the existing recruitment and retention pressures in Section 39-funded organisations. [66541/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

43. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the proposed flexibility on the 50:50 rule for the health and social care sector will include all homecare providers, disability services, and nursing homes equally; if he has engaged with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality on how this reform will impact on the existing recruitment and retention pressures in Section 39-funded organisations. [66541/26]