51. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans for increasing pay and pension levels for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53495/25]
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52. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the progress of recruitment campaigns for school leavers into careers in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53496/25]
53. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to reopening the Irish Army apprentice school in Devoy barracks as part of the expansion in recruitment of the Defence forces. [53497/25]
54. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to holding specific recruitment campaigns for people in other sectors and in mid and later career stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53498/25]
55. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to increase the numbers of personnel serving in the Air Corps so as to ensure an appropriate level of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53499/25]
56. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has taken steps to expand the Air Corp pilot training programme to be provided by other EU member states. [53500/25]
57. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of volunteers with the Civil Defence; the plans to help promote participation in the Civil Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53501/25]
58. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of missions completed by the Aeromedical Service on an annual basis since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53502/25]
59. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new infrastructure development plan is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53503/25]
60. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the role members of the Defence Forces will play in Ireland's holding of the Presidency of the European Union from July to December 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53504/25]
61. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the counter unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities the Defence Forces currently possess; if he will outline, in monetary value, the capital terms that have been invested by his Department in these capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53601/25]
62. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have been convicted of crimes under civil and/or military law in the past five years; and of these, the number which remain serving members of the Defence Forces; to provide a breakdown of the types of offences for which these members were convicted; the number of members of the Defence Forces who are c…
63. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department will exclude Israeli companies from participating in future procurement processes that seek to replace and enhance capabilities relating to unmanned aerial systems or drones deployed across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53630/25]
64. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53682/25]
65. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his engagements in respect to new proposals for a ‘drone wall’ on the EU’s borders to detect, jam or possibly shoot down drones that cross into the territories of member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53918/25]
66. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to address Russian-affiliated 'shadow fleet' vessels passing through Ireland’s maritime Exclusive Economic Zone and being used to help Russia circumvent sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53919/25]
67. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport his plans to roll out schemes similar to the smart mobility hub scheme, run by Dublin City Council and Smart Dublin, across other public sector sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53928/25]
68. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has, in collaboration with other stakeholders including the Department of Health, carried out analyses of the capacity of public transport connections to Beaumont hospital; the other work, if any, his Department has carried out to explore the way in which demand for parking and private car access to the hospital may be reduced; and if he will m…
69. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the status and expected timeframe for delivery of the proposed Tralee to Cork public transport corridor (bus and train services), including planned service frequency, weekend and evening provision, and integration with other public transport services in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52952/25]
70. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the bus route 235 from Cork to Rylane; the frequency of service as part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52953/25]
71. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on bus route 243B from Mallow to Charleville as part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52954/25]
72. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the current progress on the proposed regional bus corridor A51 from Killarney to Mallow; the planned frequency of the service; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52955/25]
73. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the current service frequency, capacity, punctuality and reliability performance, and planned upgrades for route 233 (Cork to Macroom); the measures to address peak-time crowding, weekend/evening service gaps, accessibility, and real-time information accuracy on the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52956/25]
74. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 510 of 29 July 2025, if the member of the public can seek a copy of the report of the investigation into his complaint, the CCTV footage that was used to form part of the report and the responses of the personnel involved (details supplied). [53023/25]
75. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider making M50 toll payments tax deductible for commuters who rely on the motorway for their daily commute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53028/25]