264. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by her and by Ministers of State in her Department for the St Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21952/26]
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265. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of WTE dentists, physiotherapists, doctors and nurses posts filled at Defence Forces Medical Corps; and if she will provide same figures as of 30 June 2023, in tabular form. [22143/26]
266. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence following the publication of the National Maritime Security Strategy, if she can outline when we can expect to see publication of the first National Aviation Security Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22224/26]
267. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if and when she intends to advance plans to join the European Air Transport Command; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22225/26]
268. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if she could provide details of the last five class intakes detailing the number of Air Corps pilot cadetships offered and commenced and the number of Air Corps apprentice places offered and commenced, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22226/26]
269. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the number of Air Corps pilot retirements in the past five years; the number of young officer pilot graduations in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22227/26]
270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the number of Air Corps aircraft technician retirements over the past five years; the number of apprentice aircraft technician graduations in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22228/26]
271. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Defence the list of specialist military courses that Irish naval personnel travelled to the US to take part in; the location of these courses in the United States in the years 2025 and to date in 2026; the duration of each of these courses, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22260/26]
272. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the number and percentage of applications from females to join the Permanent Defence Forces at the most recent army cadetship recruitment campaign. [22285/26]
273. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the work of the Energy Sector Group; to provide details on the priority areas they have identified for resilience in the energy sector; to detail the measures that have been examined to address the challenges identified in recent stress tests of the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22405/26]
274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence if any sector groups have been established as part of the operationalisation of the EU CER regulations since the establishment of the Energy Sector Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22406/26]
275. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the development of the National Critical Entities Resilience Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22407/26]
276. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a request for a Local Link bus stop near St. Mary’s Church in Bruskey, County Cavan; if the NTA will consider introducing a stop or amending the existing C2 Local Link service to serve the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21427/26]
277. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the status of negotiations regarding a reciprocal driver’s license exchange agreement between Ireland and various United States jurisdictions; if he will specifically address the progress made by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in its technical assessment of the licensing standards; the timeline for potential implementation of such agreements to alleviate t…
278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason the entire process of essential driver training must be completed from scratch without a physical copy of a UK driving licence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/26]
279. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been brought to the fact that only five of the thirteen daily scheduled services between Waterford and Cork on Bus Éireann’s Route 40 serve Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, that frequently these five stops are not made at all due to ‘ghost buses’ or cancelled services (details supplied); if he will take steps to rectify this issue fo…
280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2026; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [21481/26]
281. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026. [21483/26]
282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2026. [21485/26]
283. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of voluntary rescue organisations that are currently designated as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard.
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284. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the voluntary rescue organisations across the state designated as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard, including the name of the organisation; the area they are based in ; and the areas they are designated to provide services, in tabular form [21515/26]
285. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the criteria that a voluntary rescue organisation must meet in order to be deemed a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard.
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286. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have been consulted by the Irish Coastguard regarding the designation of a voluntary rescue organisation (details supplied) as a declared resource. [21517/26]
287. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider engaging with a voluntary rescue organisation (details supplied) to explore their potential designation as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard. [21518/26]
288. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking in relation to improving road safety in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21531/26]