Parliamentary questions

205. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence the work being undertaken by her Department to improve housing conditions for members of the Defence Forces in the Curragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12382/26]

206. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the revised detailed implementation plan for the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12171/26]

207. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will accelerate the recommendations in the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12527/26]

208. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Defence the investment planned in Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12178/26]

209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Defence to report on the taskforce that considers the so-called Exercise Cathal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12369/26]

210. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Defence the measures her Department is taking to encourage the recruitment and retention of Defence Force personnel; the Defence Force strength on an annual basis for each of the years 2021 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12478/26]

211. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the procedures and actions to be implemented by Irish military personnel on their observations of suspect drone activities in Irish airspace; if this includes notification to Irish air traffic control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12004/26]

212. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Defence the actions being taken in response to findings that Ireland is in breach of the European Social Charter in relation to Defence Forces pay, overtime and public holiday arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12464/26]

213. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to deal with the recruitment and retention crisis in the Defence Force; when she expects staffing levels to reach 11,500 personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12111/26]

214. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the new C2 and joint structures to be established to be delivered under the updated Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [12375/26]

215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on her attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12169/26]

216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the Defence National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12170/26]

217. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence if there are any plans to review current levels of pay for cadets in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12000/26]

218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval vessels that can currently be put to sea simultaneously; and the number required under level of ambition 2. [12472/26]

219. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the development of Collins Barracks, Cork; the capital investment made at the barracks over the past five years; whether any programme of refurbishment, upgrading or modernisation is planned for the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11693/26]

220. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the development of an Institute for Peace Support and Leadership Training at the Curragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11997/26]

221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has been found in breach of the European Social Charter Council of Europe Treaty over the prohibition on overtime for members of the Defence Forces. [12163/26]

222. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Defence the funding allocated in the Defence Sectoral National Development Plan for expanding and integrating Army drone capability; the expected timeline for achieving enhanced operational capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12373/26]

223. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if the UN in the past ten years has requested Ireland to enhance its participation in UN peace-keeping missions, or partake in additional missions; the nature of the request, size, scope, location; and when. [12470/26]

224. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel required under level of ambition 2; the current establishment figure; and the current number within each service. [12473/26]

225. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence her response to the recent findings of the European Committee of Social Rights against the Government for not paying members of the Defence Forces premiums for public holidays and overtime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12001/26]

226. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on the Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12485/26]

227. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the threat level to our maritime security; and the plans in place to defend against this threat. [12371/26]

228. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence the actions she has taken to resolve the issue whereby 85% of Defence Force buildings in Cork are uninhabitable. [12458/26]

229. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has conducted any research or analysis on the impact of the abolition of the supplementary pension for members of the Defence Forces on recruitment and retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12513/26]