268. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence to provide the total numbers of naval patrol days undertaken each quarter for the previous five years; the initiatives she and her Department are undertaking to increase patrols; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62552/26]
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269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence to provide a breakdown of the numbers of active Civil Defence personnel in each of the 28 Civil Defence units for each year for the past five years, in tabular form; the recruitment target and baseline strength for Civil Defence for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62551/26]
270. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence to provide the total numbers of active personnel within the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) for each year for the past ten years; the recruitment targets for the RDF for 2026; the number of applications to the most recent RDF recruitment competition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62550/26]
271. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the total expenditure by her Department and agencies on translation and interpretation services in each of the past five years. [62954/26]
272. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63030/26]
273. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on Department of Defence offices/ institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63029/26]
274. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any review of defence spending in the context of an ever-changing international landscape; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63028/26]
275. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any assessment of the Defence Policy Review 2024 (details supplied); in the context of an ever changing international landscape; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63027/26]
276. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the five most requested languages for translation and interpretation services in her Department in each of the past five years. [62977/26]
277. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in her Department on 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63347/26]
278. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the capital works projects currently ongoing at Curragh Camp; when will each of those projects be completed, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63408/26]
279. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff, whole-time equivalents in the Defence Forces in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63442/26]
280. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under her Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63449/26]
281. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Defence to provide a list of each capital project over €1m in total expenditure funded or part funded by her Department on an annual and county basis since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63474/26]
261. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [55577/26]
262. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the progress made in her examination of the decision of the European Committee of Social Rights, published on 9 February 2026, which found that the prohibition on overtime across the Defence Forces and the lack of adequate provision for payment of public holiday premiums breach the European Social Charter; whether she plans to introduce overtime pay for me…
263. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence whether any decision arising from the decision of the European Committee of Social Rights of 9 February 2026 on overtime and public holiday premiums will apply to all ranks of the Defence Forces, including cadets, enlisted personnel and commissioned officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55717/26]
264. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence when the electronic recording of time and attendance will be operational in all military installations, in view of the finding of the European Committee of Social Rights that the absence of such a system makes it impossible to determine the overtime actually worked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55718/26]
265. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence whether the contract for Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems capabilities, which her Department stated in December 2025 was in final negotiations to conclude before the end of the year in advance of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has been concluded; whether these systems are now operational; and if she will make a statement on the m…
266. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the status of the Military Radar Programme announced on 17 December 2025, including the long-range land-based primary radar, ground based air defence and maritime radar elements; whether the government-to-government negotiations with France have concluded; whether the roll-out remains on schedule to commence in 2026 with full delivery by the end of 2028; a…
267. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number and proportion of staff who have completed AI-related training programmes since January 2024; the levels of training, introductory or advanced use; to confirm the associated expenditure on each level of training provided, by her Department and public body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55870/26]
268. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if her Department can report on the amount paid to the private contractor that is supplying an out of hours ATC service to the Irish Air Corps at Casement Aerodrome in quarter one of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55912/26]
269. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if her Department can outline the number of aircraft movements, including take off and landings, either by fixed or rotary wing aircraft, that have been supervised out of hours by flight information services officers under the contact supplying an out of hours ATC service to the Irish Air Corps at Casement Aerodrome in quarter one of 2026; and if she will make a sta…
270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if the out of hours ATC service that is being provided by a private contractor at Casement Aerodrome has the authority to provide instrument approach clearances to aircraft that wish to land in Casement Aerodrome who are flying under instrument flying regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55914/26]
271. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Defence the steps she is taking to improve retention in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55990/26]