416. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will ensure that the person is not liable for the debt. [74785/25]
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417. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Defence the number of promotions from the rank of regimental quartermaster sergeant to sergeant major within the Army which occurred in the years 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74882/25]
418. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Defence the number of promotions from the rank of chief petty officer to warrant officer within the Naval Service which occurred in the years 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74886/25]
419. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the number of data breaches recorded by her Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74892/25]
420. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence if footage of suspected drones spotted during President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75083/25]
421. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the investigation into a suspected drone incident during President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75084/25]
422. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence if her Department has ascertained the origin of the suspected drones involved in an incident during President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75085/25]
423. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the reason civil aviation and air traffic control authorities were not alerted to a suspected danger arising from the suspected drone incident during President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75086/25]
424. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Defence the number of projects in her Department that were delayed in 2023 and 2024 due to the change of document from the Public Spending Code to the Infrastructure Guidelines, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75106/25]
425. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General in her Department and to the head of each agency for which they are responsible; whether this scale has changed in the past two years or whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75192/25]
426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the amount expended on advertising and promotion in her Department, and within each agency for which she is responsible, for 2022 to 2024, by year and budgeted for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75210/25]
427. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of press, media or communications staff currently employed in her Department and within each agency for which she is responsible; the cost of these staff for 2025 and the expected cost for 2026; whether there are proposals to increase the number of such staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75228/25]
428. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost to her Department and to each agency for which they are responsible arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; the line items or events for which a cost is expected to arise and the estimated cost for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75246/25]
429. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the priorities of her Department and each agency for which they are responsible for, in respect of Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75264/25]
430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel inducted into the Permanent Defence Force; and the number remaining in service at six months, 12 months and 24 months after induction, by Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. [75306/25]
431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits who commenced initial recruit training, the number who completed training, the number who did not complete, and the reason categories recorded for non-completion, by service in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. [75307/25]
432. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who left the Permanent Defence Force within 12 months of completing initial recruit training; the median length of service at exit; and the reason categories recorded in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. [75308/25]
433. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the authorised establishment strength and the actual strength of the Permanent Defence Forces at year-end for each year from 2020 to 2025 inclusive; and the total number of inductions and total exits in each year. [75309/25]
434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current retention strategy for the Permanent Defence Forces; the specific retention targets set by her Department; the key performance indicators used to measure retention; and the most recent results available against those indicators. [75310/25]
435. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if uniforms or equipment have not been issued to some new recruits to the Army due to the fact that their commanders do not have funds available to purchase them; if, for a ceremony for recruits to get their second bar/stripe they had to return uniforms as their own were not available; and if it is the case, that some recruits were sent home for four weeks as t…
436. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence if a matter (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1010/26]
437. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Defence her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1184/26]
438. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 16 December 2025, the mean wait time for security clearance to be granted to reservists in the Defence Forces for each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive; and the number of applications for security clearances for reservists in each of those years. [1210/26]
439. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the coordinates of the LÉ William Butler Yeats which was reported to have been off the coast of Dublin Bay on 1 December 2025, when President Zelenskyy arrived in Ireland for his first official State visit to Ireland (details supplied). [1251/26]
440. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the reason the LÉ William Butler Yeats was unable to pick up an unidentified vessel on its radar (details supplied). [1252/26]