147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence if she will commit to a public plebiscite on the question of the removal of the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11687/26]
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148. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of people currently enlisted in the Reserve Defence Force; the measures that will be taken to increase the number enlisted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12482/26]
149. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Defence to report on the analysis she has conducted on the impact of her proposal to remove the triple lock on Irish neutrality; the safeguards that will be in place to guarantee Irish neutrality if the triple lock is removed; to report on the engagements she has had on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12368/26]
150. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the revised NDP defence sectoral plan for the period 2026 to 2030; the way in which defence infrastructure in Louth will benefit from this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12179/26]
151. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to increase recruitment into the Permanent Defence Force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12481/26]
152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence the communications she has had with other members of the United Nations about Ireland’s departure from the UN mandate to deploy troops abroad; and the interdepartmental communications she has had regarding the timeline of changes to ‘triple lock’ legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8697/26]
153. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Defence the way the new strategic framework for the transformation of the Defence Forces will improve Defence Forces working conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12176/26]
154. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Defence her plans to achieve a greater balance of numbers across the three services in the Defence Forces; the measures to be taken in this regard, specifically for the Naval Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12501/26]
155. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence if she has considered altering height requirements with regard to enlistment eligibility for the Defence Forces. [12474/26]
156. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the way the new strategic framework for the transformation of the Defence Forces will enhance digital and data transformation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12172/26]
157. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence to outline her priorities as Minister; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12455/26]
158. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence the actions she has taken to improve pay and conditions in the Defence Forces. [12457/26]
159. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Defence the way in which she will ensure that the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service become services, have service headquarters, and have parity of esteem. [12381/26]
160. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Defence if she will outline some of the new reforms for the Defence Forces which she has brought to Cabinet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12471/26]
161. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the services to be reformed and restructured under the updated Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [12376/26]
162. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence to report on any progress made in the investigations into the death of a Defence Forces member who was killed on duty in Lebanon (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12378/26]
163. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the Joint Capability Development to be put in place under the updated Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [12380/26]
164. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the number of personnel required to meet level of ambition 2; the current number of personnel; and her target for recruitment each year under this Government. [12520/26]
165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on the personnel number of the Defence Forces for 2023, 2024 and 2025; the efforts she is making to increase numbers and strengthen our Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11688/26]
166. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence further to the recent decision by the European Committee of Social Rights that Ireland was in breach of the social charter of overtime pay, if a review of salaries of military personnel will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12504/26]
167. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if a costing has been done to provide members of the Defence Forces as part of the security apparatus for an event (details supplied); if so, the costs; and to provide costings for the role of the Defence Forces in the visit of President Biden and President Zelensky; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12529/26]
168. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will drop plans to abolish the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12199/26]
169. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence if she is satisfied that the Defence Forces have been properly resourced to adequately defend key defence ports and monitor vessels passing through Irish territorial waters; if she will outline the operational capabilities currently in place to support this function; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12484/26]
170. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of unsanctioned Russian vessels that have been identified to date in 2026 in Irish waters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12003/26]
171. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval vessels currently under the operations of the Defence Forces in Hauwboline, Cork; the number of these vessels that are presently operational and available for deployment; the reasons any vessels are non-operational, including staffing or maintenance issues, the impact this has on maritime security and patrol capacity; and if she will make…