65. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his engagements in respect to new proposals for a ‘drone wall’ on the EU’s borders to detect, jam or possibly shoot down drones that cross into the territories of member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53918/25]
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66. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to address Russian-affiliated 'shadow fleet' vessels passing through Ireland’s maritime Exclusive Economic Zone and being used to help Russia circumvent sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53919/25]
4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he has been briefed on the potential threats to national security posed by the sale of location data which can then be used to track individuals entering sensitive areas such as military bases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50543/25]
5. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps his Department has taken to address the threat of location data being sold online and used to track persons entering and exiting military bases and secure areas, the places they go and live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50544/25]
21. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to safeguard undersea critical infrastructure given the recent €60 million investment in sonar capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49096/25]
26. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the development of Ireland’s first national maritime security strategy. [48427/25]
34. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the current work ongoing with the British government regarding a memorandum of understanding for Ireland's defence, which is to be updated in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48094/25]
77. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the discussions he and his Department have had with the UK Government on defence co-operation; what is likely to be included in an upcoming MOU (Memorandum of Understanding); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49094/25]
318. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to respond to concerns about the closure of a consultation on maritime security strategy (details supplied). [41199/25]
342. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to protect any threat of damage to vital subterranean and submarine infrastructure with Ireland being a major international junction of such infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42158/25]
365. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a current assessment on the dangers faced by the State from possible hybrid and cyber attacks on communications infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43420/25]
19. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on his Department’s work in conjunction with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on the establishment of a national security authority. [36394/25]
20. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on his Department’s work in conjunction with the Department of the Taoiseach, on the development of the national security analysis centre’s national security strategy statement. [36396/25]
13. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the role his Department will play in the preparation of a revised national security strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30994/25]
238. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there is a hierarchy of undersea cable infrastructure in terms of protection; to outline the State's plans to protect the undersea networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17132/25]
337. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the specific actions that have been taken over the past five years to protect undersea cables in the Irish seas from attack by negative actors or countries; and if he will provide list of those actions. [18659/25]
340. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to his comments on protection of subsea cables in Irish waters (details supplied), the estimated cost of such protection given the challenges protecting same in the Baltic Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19327/25]
126. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he, or any officials in his Department, have received any official reports or briefings from agencies of the State since 2015, outlining concerns about any members or former members of the Oireachtas being engaged in espionage or activities that could be deemed to compromise the security of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matte…