Parliamentary questions

555. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of student pilots of the Air Corps who have undergone basic initial pilot flying training in Ireland in the last 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24819/26]

556. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence in terms of basic initial pilot flying training courses conducted in the Irish Air Corps in Ireland over the last 20 years, the individual average cost of training a student pilot to a qualification standard, only to include the actual provision of flight and ground lessons and not salaries or subsistence; and if she will make a statement …

557. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of pilots who have been converted to fly helicopters in the Irish Air Corps since 1963, when the Air Corps first commenced helicopter operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24822/26]

558. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence how many pilots who have been converted to fly helicopters in the Irish Air Corps were trained in the last 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24823/26]

559. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence in terms of basic helicopter courses conducted in the Irish Air Corps here in Ireland over the last 20 years, the individual average training cost of converting a pilot to fly helicopters (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24824/26]

560. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of hours of flight training included in the syllabus of training for a basic helicopter conversion course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24825/26]

561. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the individual capital cost (inclusive of VAT) of the procurement of the current service training helicopter, the Eurocopter EC-135, there being two in service since around 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24826/26]

562. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total capital cost, inclusive of VAT, of the procurement of the four Airbus H145 helicopters scheduled for delivery in 2027/2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24827/26]

563. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the hourly running cost for an EC-135 helicopter as was most recently calculated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24828/26]

564. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the projected hourly running cost of the H145 helicopter scheduled for delivery in 2027/2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24829/26]

565. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the payment of long-term increments to members of the Defence Forces; the reason for the delay in implementing these payments; when it is expected that eligible personnel will receive their entitlements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24871/26]

566. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Defence the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy or digital skills in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25030/26]

567. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the actions that have taken place regarding the future of Nenagh Military Barracks since local Deputies met with her and her Department officials on 1 July 2025. [25164/26]

568. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the changes she intends to make to legislation (details supplied) in relation to the aid to the civil power; and the regulations made under the Defence Act 1954 that currently authorise the use of the Defence Forces as aid to the civil power. [25228/26]

569. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the process by which a C70 request may be made at present for use of the Defence Forces as aid to the civil power; the person or body that can make such a request; the circumstances in which a request can be made; who is authorised to grant such a request; and the legal basis governing this process. [25229/26]

570. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the total pay bill for the civil service in her Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25440/26]

571. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he is aware that the Civil Defence has suspended the boat unit in Sligo Civil Defence and there are plans to remove the boat from the Sligo Civil Defence; and who will provide support and boat cover for events involving water and for any other operations involving water in Sligo. [25516/26]

572. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25792/26]

573. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish Naval Vessels that have docked at Dublin Port in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [25929/26]

574. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the capital works that would be needed be carried out at Haulbowline Naval Base to be able to berth Naval Ships of 150m in length. [25930/26]

575. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence the bodies which operate under her aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to receive a fine, …

576. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence in view of the publication of the National Maritime Security Strategy, if provision is being made for substantial investment in the navy including ships and equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25970/26]

577. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from her Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by her Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from her Department for each o…

578. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence to provide a list of all meetings of the Ukraine Contact Defence Group that Ireland has been represented at; who has represented Ireland at these meetings; and the location in which these meetings took place. [26303/26]

579. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the status of her Department's plans to establish a Naval base in Dún Laoghaire Harbour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26399/26]