358. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, to provide a detailed cost breakdown, by service that is, Army, Naval Service and Air Corps of all long-term and short-term outsourced functions identified in her reply for the years 2023 to 2025 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28408/26]
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359. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, the annual cost of the optimised maintenance contract for ships' main engines and propulsion systems in the Naval Service for each of the past three years and the projected cost for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28409/26]
360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, the total cost to date and the projected full-year cost of the contractual agreement with a company (details supplied) to provide flight information service officer services at the Air Corps aerodrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28410/26]
361. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, the total expenditure on agency medical personnel that is, nurses, lab technicians and other specialist roles across the Defence Forces in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and the budgeted figure for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28411/26]
362. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, the cost of all external ab initio pilot training, technician training and specialist ordnance/mortar courses delivered by private providers in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28412/26]
363. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, the total cost of the transport vehicle body repair and recovery contract and the contract for PDF and RDF occupational and induction Part 2 medicals in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28413/26]
364. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, whether a cost-benefit analysis or value-for-money audit has been carried out on any of the outsourced services listed in her reply; if so, to provide the key findings and recommendations of each such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28414/26]
365. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, the estimated additional cost to the Defence Forces of outsourcing second-line aircraft maintenance and civilian technician support in the Air Corps compared with performing these functions in-house, for each of the years 2023 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28415/26]
366. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 24 February 2026, whether she has sought or received any estimates of the potential savings that could be achieved by insourcing the long-term outsourced functions (details supplied); if so, to provide those estimates together with the proposed timelines for any such insourcing; and if she will make a statement on the …
367. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28654/26]
368. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of new cars sold in Ireland in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by fuel type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27887/26]
369. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of new cars sold in Ireland in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by their country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/26]
370. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of second-hand cars purchased in Ireland in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by fuel type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27889/26]
371. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport whether he or his Department and the National Transport Authority will consider the introduction of a local link service in Corcaghan, Beaghkearns and Stranooden areas in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27910/26]
372. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the absence of a direct public bus service to Dublin Airport for residents of Fairview, Clontarf, Marino, Raheny and the surrounding north Dublin coastal areas; his views that many residents currently must travel into Dublin city centre to get a bus service or rely on costly taxi services in order to access the airport; if the National Transp…
373. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times for driving tests in Donegal, by test centre; if any plans are in place to bring the length of waiting times down; and if any consideration has been given to native Irish speakers in Gaeltacht areas who need a car for work but are being forced to move out of the area due to the long wait times and lack of public transport, in tabular f…
374. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the criteria for designating a road traffic accident black spot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27931/26]
375. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the national list of road traffic accident black spots, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/26]
376. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether there is sufficient provision for passengers with mobility issues travelling via Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27933/26]
377. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether there is sufficient provision for passengers with mobility issues travelling via Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27934/26]
378. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether there is sufficient provision for passengers with mobility issues travelling via Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27935/26]
379. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the staff in Dublin Airport t tasked with supporting passengers that have mobility issues; if it is required that these staff have full access on both land and air side of the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/26]
380. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the staff in Shannon Airport that are tasked with supporting passengers that have mobility issues; if it is required that these staff have full access on both land and air side of the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27937/26]
381. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the staff in Cork Airport that are tasked with supporting passengers that have mobility issues; if it is required that these staff have full access on both land and air side of the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/26]
382. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the methods used by his Department in allocating funding for national, regional and local roads; whether allocations are based on population, geographic size, road network length or other criteria; and the way in which his Department adjudicates and determines the level of funding provided to each county. [27963/26]