244. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the proposed first working group meeting under the newly signed Ireland–Finland Memorandum of Understanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11533/26]
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313. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the deployment of towed array sonar; whether it is compatible with existing vessels; or if new vessels will be needed to facilitate this new technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9263/26]
314. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within her Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9427/26]
315. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which her Department examines third party supply chain vulnerability when it comes to cybersecurity. [9445/26]
316. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware that members of the Defence Forces with over 21 years’ service are currently being discharged; if she is aware of any directives from her Department to discharge up to 1,000 personnel from the Defence Forces; and if any member of the Defence Forces who wishes to remain in service will be afforded the option to do so, particularly given the ongoing…
317. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under her remit. [10151/26]
318. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the capital works projects currently ongoing at Haulbowline Naval Base; and when each of those capital works projects will be completed, in tabular form. [10310/26]
319. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the capital works projects currently ongoing at Casement Aerodrome; and when each of those capital works projects will be completed, in tabular form. [10311/26]
320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence the rationale for her Department not engaging with the Office of Public Works or with Áras an Uachtaráin in relation to a proposal to name a section of the Phoenix Park 3km Chesterfield Avenue in honour of General Charles de Gaulle; whether any consideration has been given to Ireland’s historical links with France, including the legacy of the Wild Geese, Gener…
212. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence when the aircraft maintenance technician scheme will be launched for the next intake; if she will consider aligning the timing of future competitions with the CAO and Leaving Certificate cycle in order that prospective applicants can make informed career choices at an earlier stage; whether she has assessed the impact of late competition timelines on recruitme…
213. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence whether she will publish a forward schedule for remaining Defence Forces competitions, similar to the CAO model, to allow prospective applicants to plan their careers in advance; the timelines and terms and conditions for the 2027 intakes no later than 30 September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7610/26]
214. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7762/26]
215. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7926/26]
216. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7944/26]
217. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence the total number of sick days taken by staff in her Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8166/26]
218. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank currently in the Defence Forces Equitation School; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/26]
219. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the legal basis and operational rationale for the continued closure of the public walkway linking Renmore Road and a club (details supplied) at Renmore Barracks, Galway; whether alternative safety or perimeter security measures were considered in lieu of the large boundary fence; if a timeline exists for the reopening of the walkway; and if she will make a stat…
220. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the point at which, and level at which her Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8463/26]
184. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence to confirm if any of the identified 500 military hotspots under the EU’s proposal on the Connecting Europe Facility are in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7260/26]
185. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will address concerns regarding Defence Forces activity on the Curragh, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7232/26]
266. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount her Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5533/26]
267. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of females that applied to join each branch of Defence Forces in each cadetship and or general services recruitment campaign in 2025, in tabular form. [5549/26]
268. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence to provide a breakdown of expenditure by her Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under her remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per account; the t…
269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s national sail training program; whether there are plans to acquire a new national sail training vessel as a successor to Asgard II; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5726/26]
270. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence for an update on any and all engagements or funding supplied, to an organisation (details supplied) over the past five years, in relation to potential scoping, purchase and retrofit of Lady Ellen / Grace O'Malley ship which had been proposed to be the new Irish national sail training vessel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5727/26]