184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the type and retention standard of holsters issued with sidearms to members of the Defence Forces; whether any review of holster safety was carried out by the Defence Forces following the incidents involving Garda issue holsters in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75297/26]
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16. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if she would consider the use of EU SAFE loans to amortise the costs of defence investment over the 30-year life of the equipment, as is done in other EU states, including France and Spain. [74566/26]
17. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on the application process for a person (details supplied), who recently undertook his interview and fitness assessment at the Curragh; when the applicant can expect to receive their official results and notification of the next steps in the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74878/26]
238. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of flight simulators training facilities that are currently available to Air Corps personnel; and if funding has been requested by the Air Corps to purchase a flight simulator. [73397/26]
239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 71327/26, if the information sought was unavailable due to the fact that it is not collected, whether it is collected but not retained, whether it is retained but not centrally collated, or whether it is held by another State body; and if she will clarify the position. [73557/26]
240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces or her Department have the ability, either directly or through another State body, to verify and reconstruct an applicant's administrative history from arrival in the State through to enlistment; and if she will outline the agencies and databases involved in that process. [73556/26]
241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces recruitment forms, interviews, vetting procedures or background investigations seek information regarding an applicant's immigration history, arrival circumstances, previous immigration permissions, international protection history, or previous identity documentation. [73555/26]
242. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Defence if she will outline any proposals to facilitate greater mobility between the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána and Fire Services through the mutual recognition of relevant experience, training and qualifications; and the timeline for any such measures. [73515/26]
243. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to recognising previous service, experience, training and qualifications obtained in An Garda Síochána, Fire Services or other front line emergency services for the purposes of recruitment, pay, promotion or other employment benefits within the Defence Forces. [73514/26]
244. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number of members inducted into the Reserve Defence Force in each of the years 2020 to 2025 who received the dental provisions set out in paragraph 302 of Defence Forces administrative instruction A12 (medical treatment), namely dental charting, a sports guard, treatment to dental class 1 and a maintenance and recall programme. [73673/26]
245. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence the way in which Budget 2027 will improve Ireland's defence capabilities and support the fulfilment of programme for Government commitments under her Department's remit. [73649/26]
246. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether paragraph 302 of Defence Forces Administrative Instruction A12, which provides for dental care at recruit induction "including induction of members to the Reserve Defence Forces", applies to Reserve recruits notwithstanding paragraph 301(a)(3) of that instruction; if not, the reason the Reserve Defence Forces are expressly included in paragraph 302; the…
247. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure on the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Defence Forces; the anticipated full cost of the Tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74416/26]
248. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces properties, lands and buildings disposed of since 2010; and the total proceeds generated. [74311/26]
249. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of airspace incursions by military aircraft of foreign states detected in Irish-controlled airspace since 2022. [74295/26]
250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of trained members of the Defence Forces who have resigned in each year since 2020; and the primary reasons recorded for departure. [74294/26]
251. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred by the Defence Forces on recruitment campaigns in each year since 2020; and the net increase or decrease in personnel achieved. [74310/26]
252. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [74538/26]
253. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence when her Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74429/26]
40. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by her Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under the Department's remit, identifying the state funding provided for these institutions each year for the past ten…
41. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Defence whether his Department holds, or has held in the preceding five years, contracts with a company (details supplied); and the value and purpose of any such contracts. [70474/26]
18. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if a storage site has been identified for the new armoured vehicle fleet for the Irish Army; if a charging facility has been constructed in advance of the vehicles being delivered; if there will be one central charging facility or if facilities will be built across all or several Army locations; and the funding that will be provided for training on the new vehicle …
227. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the actions she is taking to address proposals that soldiers are seeing their rations cut (details supplied); and if she believes that this is an appropriate course of action. [68062/26]
228. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of females currently in recruit training in each of the three branches of the Defence Forces. [68060/26]
229. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the total costs of the two P70 class ships (LÉ Aoibhinn and LÉ Gobnait) since they were purchased from New Zealand, broken down by category (details supplied). [68142/26]