272. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 13 May 2025, if she is aware that members of the Defence Forces carried out military exercises at St. Brigid's Campus, Ballinasloe, during the early hours of 15 and 16 July 2026; whether advance notice of these exercises was provided to residents and businesses in the vicinity; if An Garda Síochána was notified in a…
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273. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on the work programme of the Office of Veterans Affairs; the progress made to date on the development of a National Veterans Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56458/26]
274. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the timeline envisaged for the development and publication of a National Veterans Policy; the stages of consultation planned with veterans' organisations and other stakeholders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56459/26]
275. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Defence if the Government is planning to imminently dismantle the Triple Lock, the legal mechanism that regulates the deployment of Irish troops overseas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56557/26]
276. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Defence the number of publicly owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use; the length of time each property has been vacant; the reason for vacancy in each case; the amount spent to maintain the property since it was first left vacant in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a…
277. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of WTE IT specialists at the grade of Higher Executive Officer that are based within her Department as of 16 July 2026, in tabular form. [56915/26]
278. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Defence the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within her Department and in bodies under the aegis of her Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57203/26]
279. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Defence the usage of artificial intelligence within her Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence within any bodies under the aegis of her Department; the categories of usage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57221/26]
280. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 10 June 2025, if she will provide an update on the Irish Defence Force’s army force design process; when it will be completed; when will the results be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57271/26]
281. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service Vessels assigned to Haulbowline that were operationally available on the first of each month during 2025 and to date 2026; the number unavailable due to maintenance, personnel shortages or refit work during the same timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57453/26]
282. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of maritime surveillance operations undertaken in the waters off County Cork in relation to critical offshore and subsea infrastructure during 2025 and to date in 2026; the assets employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57454/26]
283. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which foreign naval or state-operated vessels were monitored within Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone off the Cork coastline during 2025 and to date 2026; the nationality of the vessels concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57455/26]
284. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of requests received from Cork County Council for Defence Forces support during severe weather and flooding events in each of the past five years; the number granted; the personnel deployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57456/26]
285. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the progress of the Multi Role Vessel Programme in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57953/26]
286. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the progress her Department has made on increasing recruitment in the Defence Forces in the past 12 months. [57954/26]
287. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number who have left the permanent Defence Forces in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57955/26]
288. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces applicants who did not progress to becoming members of the Permanent Defence Forces in the past three years; the breakdown of the reason they did not become members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57956/26]
289. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether she has engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation on reinstating the supplementary pension for members of the Permanent Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57957/26]
290. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the amount her Department has spent on recruitment advertisements for the Defence Forces in the past 12 months, broken down by whether the cost was directly associated with advertising, design, or consultancy fees, in tabular form. [57958/26]
291. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the breakdown, by gender of current members of the Permanent Defence Forces; and a breakdown by gender of members of the Defence Forces recruited in the past three years, in tabular form. [57959/26]
292. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have retired or been discharged in each of the past five years. [58528/26]
293. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the number of new personnel who have joined the Defence Forces in each of the past five years. [58529/26]
294. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of her Department’s budget for the EU Presidency; the details of any planned gifts for attendees and dignitaries; details of any branded merchandise purchased; the details of events planned by her Department throughout the duration of the Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58603/26]
295. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58621/26]
296. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by her Department and all bodies under her aegis’ in preparation for Oireachtas committees since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58639/26]