221. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he and or his officials and or Defence Forces personnel have communicated to any of their Ministerial or Departmental colleagues and or third parties in respect of drone delivery operations and or operators in the context of Casement Aerodrome in 2023, 2024 or to date in 2025; the nature of those communications; and if such operations are inclu…
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224. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated amount spent on purchasing specialist fire appliances for the Defence Forces fire services in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [9580/25]
225. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide the establishment figures for the permanent Defence Forces in each of the years 2000 to 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9695/25]
226. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of bed spaces available in the Defence Forces system; the number currently occupied; the number not in regular use; the number capable of being made useable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9696/25]
227. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will revisit the decision to not award medals to veterans of the Siege of Jadotville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9768/25]
228. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to recognise each of the 33 Irish soldiers recommended for medals following their heroic stand in the Siege of Jadotville, Congo, in 1961. [9786/25]
171. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to review the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8683/25]
4. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how he will ensure adequate funding for the Defence Forces in line with the report of the commission on the Defence Forces. [6102/25]
5. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on a proposed fire station closure at the Curragh Camp; to provide an update on the provision of living quarters for enlisted members in the Curragh Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6504/25]
7. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the proposal to remove the triple lock protection for approving overseas deployment of Irish troops; the protections to be put in place to ensure the integrity of Irish peacekeeping operations is maintained in the absence of UN approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6399/25]
8. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to discuss the need to ensure increased recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6439/25]
12. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the capital works projects currently under way at Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny; the estimated cost of each of these projects; when each project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6091/25]
13. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an overview of the procurement of additional assets for the Air Corps and the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5668/25]
14. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to enhance the community use of the playing pitches at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6099/25]
16. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of active and inactive members of each of the branches of the Defence Forces, for each of the past 20 years, and the establishment numbers which is the target number for the Defence Forces in those years. [5286/25]
17. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Institute for Peace Support and Leadership training in the Curragh proposed in the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6068/25]
19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the current involvement of Irish Defence Forces personnel in UNIFIL missions in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5944/25]
20. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the strength of the Defence Forces in each respective year from 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6083/25]
21. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the progress of the Defence Forces tribunal; the details of the resources allocated to the tribunal; the number of support and administrative staff appointed to the tribunal; the details of the legal supports, if any, provided to people making submissions to the tribunal; the cost to date of the tribunal; and if he will make a …
22. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the ways in which Ireland has cooperated and collaborated with NATO since it became a member of Partnership for Peace in 1999; to detail chronologically the escalating relationship between Ireland and NATO since that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6079/25]
23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the current number within each service; and his targets for recruitment, by year, for 2025 to 2030. [5746/25]
25. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he expects the report by the Defence Forces in relation to the suitability for renovation of the derelict homes owned by his Department at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6098/25]
29. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total enlistment in the permanent Defence Forces from 2019 to 2024; the measures that will be implemented this year to increase recruitment and improve retention of personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6101/25]
31. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures his Department is taking to encourage recruitment to the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6084/25]
32. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans in place for the residential units in the Curragh Camp; if he is aware that some of them are semi-derelict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6067/25]