197. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Defence if she will outline Ireland’s defence and national security readiness ahead of taking up the EU Presidency in July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12463/26]
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198. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the steps her Department is taking to ensure we have the capacity to deploy anti-drone defences outside Baldonnel airfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12514/26]
199. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the timeframe for the recommendation on the replacement for the Irish Army’s LTAV fleet; the date by which she expects to give permission to purchase replacement vehicles; to report on the manner in which the existing LTAV stock will be disposed of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11578/26]
200. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the plans in place for the residential units in the Curragh Camp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11996/26]
201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will let the people decide on the question of abolishing the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12201/26]
202. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the capacity in the Naval Service, in terms of personnel, specialist personnel and fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12518/26]
203. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence by how much short of the establishment figure the combined current strength of the various branches of the Defence Forces is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12469/26]
204. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of applicants who succeeded, withdrew or were rejected at each individual stage of recruitment for the Defence forces, for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; the way these compare to other EU nations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12528/26]
205. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence the work being undertaken by her Department to improve housing conditions for members of the Defence Forces in the Curragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12382/26]
206. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the revised detailed implementation plan for the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12171/26]
207. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will accelerate the recommendations in the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12527/26]
208. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Defence the investment planned in Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12178/26]
209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Defence to report on the taskforce that considers the so-called Exercise Cathal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12369/26]
210. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Defence the measures her Department is taking to encourage the recruitment and retention of Defence Force personnel; the Defence Force strength on an annual basis for each of the years 2021 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12478/26]
211. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the procedures and actions to be implemented by Irish military personnel on their observations of suspect drone activities in Irish airspace; if this includes notification to Irish air traffic control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12004/26]
212. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Defence the actions being taken in response to findings that Ireland is in breach of the European Social Charter in relation to Defence Forces pay, overtime and public holiday arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12464/26]
213. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to deal with the recruitment and retention crisis in the Defence Force; when she expects staffing levels to reach 11,500 personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12111/26]
214. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the new C2 and joint structures to be established to be delivered under the updated Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [12375/26]
215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on her attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12169/26]
216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the Defence National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12170/26]
217. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence if there are any plans to review current levels of pay for cadets in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12000/26]
218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval vessels that can currently be put to sea simultaneously; and the number required under level of ambition 2. [12472/26]
219. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the development of Collins Barracks, Cork; the capital investment made at the barracks over the past five years; whether any programme of refurbishment, upgrading or modernisation is planned for the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11693/26]
220. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the development of an Institute for Peace Support and Leadership Training at the Curragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11997/26]
221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has been found in breach of the European Social Charter Council of Europe Treaty over the prohibition on overtime for members of the Defence Forces. [12163/26]