166. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence further to the recent decision by the European Committee of Social Rights that Ireland was in breach of the social charter of overtime pay, if a review of salaries of military personnel will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12504/26]
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167. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if a costing has been done to provide members of the Defence Forces as part of the security apparatus for an event (details supplied); if so, the costs; and to provide costings for the role of the Defence Forces in the visit of President Biden and President Zelensky; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12529/26]
168. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will drop plans to abolish the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12199/26]
169. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence if she is satisfied that the Defence Forces have been properly resourced to adequately defend key defence ports and monitor vessels passing through Irish territorial waters; if she will outline the operational capabilities currently in place to support this function; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12484/26]
170. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of unsanctioned Russian vessels that have been identified to date in 2026 in Irish waters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12003/26]
171. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval vessels currently under the operations of the Defence Forces in Hauwboline, Cork; the number of these vessels that are presently operational and available for deployment; the reasons any vessels are non-operational, including staffing or maintenance issues, the impact this has on maritime security and patrol capacity; and if she will make…
172. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if recent reporting that the Defence Forces have informed the Gardaí that they are unable to provide anti-drone security for EU Presidency meetings is accurate; if so, the reason this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12530/26]
173. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence for her response on the issue of pension entitlements for personnel who joined the Defence Forces after 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12519/26]
174. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces have the necessary equipment in place to detect military-type drones and bring them down if they pose a threat over Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12197/26]
175. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval ships purchased by the State in the last thirty years; the costs associated with each purchase; and if her Department plans to purchase any more. [12164/26]
176. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the way the new strategic framework for the transformation of the Defence Forces will impact the Naval Service and Air Corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12174/26]
177. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the way in which the Reserve Defence Force is to be revitalised under the updated Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [12377/26]
178. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on the provision of an Integrated Communications and Hearing Protection System for the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12486/26]
179. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the funding allocated to infrastructure projects at Haulbowline Naval Base in Cork, as outlined in the recently published Strategic Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12488/26]
180. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the first Airside Masterplan and on the procurement process for the development of the Landside Masterplan for Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12388/26]
181. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the delivery of the Military Radar Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12389/26]
182. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence if she will commit to holding a referendum on any changes the Government seeks to make to the triple lock, considering the triple lock is an expression of Irish sovereignty and, under Article 6 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, sovereignty is vested in the people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8695/26]
183. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Defence the surveillance and reconnaissance capability gaps in the Army’s current drone systems that the planned acquisitions under the Defence Sectoral National Development Plan are intended to address; the indicators that will be used to measure improved capability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12372/26]
184. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the current shortfall in staffing levels across the Defence Forces; the timeframe to reach the targeting staffing levels; and the way in which the staffing shortfall impacts on our national security. [12370/26]
185. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to resolve Defence Forces equipment deficits, as Ireland remains the only EU country without a sovereign military-grade primary radar system, leaving it unable to independently monitor its own airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12110/26]
186. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence whether there are plans to examine or revise the Army Pensions Acts to ensure fair treatment of families who have lost loved ones who are members of the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12379/26]
187. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the action her Department is taking to address the findings of the European Committee on Social Rights that Ireland is in breach of the European Social Charter due to failure to provide members of the Defence Forces with holiday pay and overtime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12511/26]
188. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on the work of the newly established Office of Veterans Affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12476/26]
189. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence to discuss the publication of the European Committee of Social Rights conclusion that the Irish Government is in breach of the European Social Charter in terms of Defence Forces rights violations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12516/26]
190. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence to report on the Defence Forces capacity to provide an anti-drone umbrella; to confirm if that capacity is limited to Casement Aerodrome; the measures that will be put in place to expand that capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11579/26]