281. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service Reserve as of the most recent date available; the established strength of the Naval Service Reserve; the number of recruits inducted in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of personnel who exited the Naval Service Reserve over the same period; the level of funding allocated to the Naval Service Reserve in 2024 and 2025…
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282. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the Reserve Defence Force Regeneration and Development Plan as it relates to the Naval Service Reserve; the current status of Action 22; any decisions made on the future structure, geographic footprint, and establishment strength of the Naval Service Reserve; the timeline for full implementation; and if she will make a sta…
283. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Defence when the rehearsals studio for the Defence Forces school of music was last refurbished; when it is next scheduled for refurbishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3842/26]
284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Defence to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3868/26]
285. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence given the Air Corps 101 Squadron operate Airbus 295W Maritime Surveillance Aircraft, the number of staff vacancies for radar operators; the actual staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4150/26]
286. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence given the pending investment in SONOBOUY technology on the aircraft to help track rogue subsurface vessels around critical undersea cables, if he will outline any retention policies such as recent schemes for military air traffic controllers to ensure we don’t lose key SARO personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4151/26]
287. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the advertisement budget allocation for the Defence Forces in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [4180/26]
288. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the training and recruitment of Military air traffic controllers; whether an external recruitment campaign is planned; and, if so, when it is expected to be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4249/26]
231. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the amount her Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025 respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3099/26]
12. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Defence the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2647/26]
401. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence when air traffic controllers were alerted to the drone activity surrounding President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74504/25]
402. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if the air corps will operate at night; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74036/25]
403. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if Irish naval ships deploy drones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74037/25]
404. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence in relation to the recent visit of President Zelenskyy, the location of Irish Navy vessels at sea during the visit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74038/25]
405. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence in relation to the recent visit of President Zelenskyy, the time that the Defence Forces saw unknown drones referred to in media reports; when the last one was seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74039/25]
406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence regarding the recent visit of President Zelenskyy if there were civilian craft in the area when the drones were sighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74040/25]
407. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence regarding the recent visit of President Zelenskyy, the options which were available during the visit for drone detection and blocking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74041/25]
408. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence regarding the recent visit of President Zelenskyy, the Defence Forces’ helicopters, if any, which were used during the visit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74042/25]
409. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence if the naval reserve launch is being used for harbour patrol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74043/25]
410. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department keeps any statistics on the inclusion of those with ADHD or on the autism spectrum in the Defence Forces, including the Reserve Defence Force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74125/25]
411. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74130/25]
412. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence whether standards or service-level targets exist for her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the measures being taken to ensure more consis…
413. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Defence the office rental costs per annum for staff in her Department and for each agency or organisation under her remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74445/25]
414. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence when her Department alerted air traffic controllers at Dublin Airport to the drone activity surrounding President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74505/25]
415. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence the payroll cost of her Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74623/25]